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The UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that the arrest, detention, and sentencing of human rights defenders in Viet Nam who advocate for the environment and the country’s transition to clean-energy use raises serious concerns “not only with respect to the charges leveled against them but also the conduct of their trials.” UNTV CH

La Porte-Parole du Haut-Commissariat des Droits de l’Homme, Ravina Shamdasani, a dit, “Nous lançons aujourd’hui un appel pour le déploiement d’une mission multinationale de soutien pour aider la Police nationale haïtienne à lutter contre le cycle de violence systémique dans la société haïtienne.” HCDH

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said, “A multinational security support mission needs to be urgently deployed to help the Haitian National Police combat the cycle of violence which has permeated all levels of society and exacerbated a dire security and human rights crisis.” OHCHR

A recent Brazilian Supreme Court ruling in favour of a case brought by Indigenous Peoples to reject time restrictions on claiming rights to their ancestral land is very encouraging. UNTV CH

Comentando a recente decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal do Brasil contra os esforços para impor um limite de tempo para a demarcação de terras indígenas, a porta-voz de Direitos Humanos, Marta Hurtado disse, “a recente decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal do Brasil a favor de um caso apresentado por povos indígenas para rejeitar restrições temporais na reivindicação de direitos às suas terras ancestrais é muito encorajadora.” UNIFEED

Launching the report on human rights in Myanmar, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said, “We are faced here with a system of ruthless repression designed to coerce and subjugate its people and to erode a society so that the narrow interests of a kleptocratic elite are preserved.” UNTV CH

The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk welcomed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in India, which will reserve one third of seats in national and state parliaments for women, a spokesperson said. UNTV CH

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said, “we deeply regret the Iranian parliament’s passing of the new Chastity and Hijab Bill which vastly increases jail terms and provides for crushing fines on women and girls who do not obey the compulsory dress code.” UNTV CH

A new UN report focused on reparatory justice for people of African descent urged States to show strong leadership and political will in tackling the lasting consequences of enslavement, the trade in enslaved Africans, and colonialism. OHCHR

UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk said, “Human rights are a global public good. They are not – and never have been – ‘nice-to-haves’ to be cherry picked at will.” UNTV CH