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Category: Human Rights

Human rights are moral principles or norms that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected in municipal and international law.

 

The African human rights system is composed of several human rights treaties—or agreements between the African Union member states—and the mechanisms that monitor compliance with these treaties. … It also recognizes people’s rights, such as the right to development and self-determination.

Human Rights 

UN rights chief warns against mishandling the lifting of COVID-19 lockdowns

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Michelle Bachelet — a former doctor, health minister and Head of State — acknowledged the challenge facing governments as they grapple with the medical crisis, while also trying to save their economies from collapsing. When drawing up plans to lift #lockdowns, States should consult affected communities, as well as those on the #COVID19 front-lines. Participation builds trust and better compliance… Read More
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Take ‘all appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from coronavirus, UN urges

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We join @UNHumanRights, @UNODC and @WHO in calling on governments to minimize the occurrence of #COVID19 in prisons and to guarantee that adequate preventive measures are in place and all human rights are respected. — UNAIDS (@UNAIDS) May 13, 2020 “We emphasize the need to minimize the occurrence of the disease in these settings and to guarantee that adequate preventive… Read More
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UN officials call for release of detained Palestinian children amid pandemic

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Citing figures from the Israeli Prison Service, the officials – Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory; Genevieve Boutin, UNICEF Special Representative in State of Palestine; and James Heenan, Head of the UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory – said that 194 Palestinian children were detained as of the end of March. That’s more than… Read More
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Syria violence ‘a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored’: UN human rights chief

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Calling the deteriorating situation “a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet lamented: “We are receiving more reports every day of targeted killings and bombings from one end of the country to the other, with many such attacks taking place in populated areas”. Taking stock Last month, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) took… Read More
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Corruption, political blockages, threaten international efforts to help Bosnia and Herzegovina weather coronavirus

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Valentin Inzko said that, 25 years after the Dayton peace accords which ended the brutal conflict across former Yugoslavia, the international community must not lose sight of what is at stake and to work together to preserve the time and investment it has put into the former Yugoslav republic, scene of Europe’s bloodiest warfare since World War II. Presenting his… Read More
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Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya: ICC Prosecutor

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“Of particular concern to my Office are the high numbers of civilian casualties, largely reported to be resulting from airstrikes and shelling operations”, said Fatou Bensouda. The stalled offensive on Tripoli is being carried out by the so-called Libyan National Army, an eastern-based militia headed by General Khalifa Haftar, with the backing of some foreign powers. As Ms. Bensouda’s team… Read More
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UN rights expert urges States to step-up anti-slavery efforts to protect most vulnerable during COVID-19 

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“The severe socio-economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to increase the scourge of modern-day slavery, already impacting over 40 million people before the global pandemic”, said Tomoya Obokata, who assumed the role of the Special Rapporteur on the Contemporary Forms of Slavery at the beginning of this month. As lockdowns have prompted a spike in unemployment throughout most… Read More
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Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to COVID-19 misinformation, UN chief says ahead of World Press Freedom Day

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António Guterres made the appeal in a video message for World Press Freedom Day, observed this coming Sunday, in which he underscored the crucial role media has in helping people make informed decisions. Accurate information, a life and death issue He added that under the current circumstances, those decisions can make the difference between life and death. “As the pandemic… Read More
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Lift Cuba embargo or risk many lives lost to COVID-19, UN rights experts warn US

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The joint statement by UN special rapporteurs, independent experts and working groups, calls on the US administration to withdraw measures aimed at establishing trade barriers, and ban tariffs, quotas, non-tariff measures, noting that they are obstructing humanitarian responses to help Cuba combat COVID-19. They said the US has ignored repeated calls to waive sanctions that undermine the capacity of Cuba… Read More
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UN committed to a ‘brighter future’ for Haiti, as independent rights experts call for more action on behalf of cholera victims

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“The importance of relief is even more urgent in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could deal a double blow to victims of the cholera outbreak and their families”, the experts said. “We recognise the immense challenges all actors face in responding to the coronavirus, but this new threat cannot mask past failures and ongoing violations.” ?? A group of independent UN rights experts… Read More
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