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We must not simply remember, ‘but speak out and stand up’: UN chief Guterres
“The Holocaust did not happen as a ‘lesson’ for humanity, but it did happen. And because it happened, it may happen again,” Mr. Guterres told the annual ceremony held at the historic Park East Synagogue in New York to commemorate the…
‘All sides need to think about the future they want for Venezuela’, says UN human rights chief
“Following my meeting with President Maduro, he publicly expressed his readiness to work towards improving the justice system. This is a key area for reform, and I offer the support and expertise of my Office to pursue this,” Volker…
Hate speech: Nations fight back
Costa Rica is known for its strong democracy, pro-human rights stance, and deep respect of the rule of law, so it was a shock when the 2018 general elections ushered in an unprecedented polarization of Costa Rican society.
Allegra…
Hate speech: A growing, international threat
Hate speech is having a demonstrable effect on society: one of the many similarities between the January attacks on Brazil’s government buildings, and the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, is that each occurred after certain…
Guterres strongly condemns attack at Jerusalem synagogue which left at least seven Israelis dead
According to news reports, the incident happened in the Neve Yaakov district in the middle of the evening local time. Israeli police said the attacker, identified as a Palestinian from the Shu’fat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem,…
Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high
WFP Executive Director, David Beasley, said that if we don’t address this humanitarian crisis, “things are going to get worse than we can possibly imagine”.
Following 12 years of brutal conflict, an economy crippled by runaway…
Mali: ‘Critical year’ begins in country’s return to constitutional order
The envoy was addressing ambassadors at what he called a “unique juncture” in the efforts to promote lasting peace and security in the West African country.
“Mali is ushering in a critical year in terms of returning to constitutional…
Closure of Moscow Helsinki Group, ‘yet another blow to human rights’ in Russia: OHCHR
Maria Hurtado said in a statement that the judgement was just the latest “in a series of actions against civil society”, journalists, other media and opposition groups and human rights defenders.
MHG was founded in 1976 by well-known…
Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts
“We have serious concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, deaths in police custody, ‘joint enterprise’ convictions, and the dehumanising nature”, of the so-called ‘stop and…
UNHCR’s Grandi ‘appalled’ by destruction after six-day Ukraine visit
High Commissioner Filippo Grandi (centre), alongside representatives of local authorities, lays flowers at a residential building that was destroyed during a missile strike on 14 January 2023, in Dnipro city, Ukraine © UNHCR/Colin…