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HTMLCountry1 How we make a difference 2018
| “We have no choice but to keep going”: environmental activism in KenyaEnvironmental rights activists in Kenya have faced harassment, threats and intimidation as they push for justice for environmental pollution in their community. “The issue is not over,” said Phyllis Omido, environmental human rights defender. “We have no choice but to keep going.” 06-06-2018 |
| Mental health is a human rightPeople with mental health conditions and those with psychosocial disabilities worldwide endure treatment that no other strata of the population is subjected to. Current mental health practices impact their dignity, autonomy and the enjoyment of their human rights. 24-05-2018 |
| Libya: Health care under attack in conflict Continued violence in Libya is having a devastating impact on health care in Libya. A new report released by the UN Human Rights Office shows how attacks on hospitals, medical facilities and medical personnel have contributed to a failing health-care system. 23-05-2018 |
| New UN Human Rights office continues work in LiberiaAfter the United Nations ended its Peacekeeping mission in Liberia in March this year, the United Nations Human Rights Office stayed open, forging a new agreement with the government to continue improving human rights protection and advocacy. 17-05-2018 |
| Major rethink needed for the prevention of mass atrocitiesThe UN’s approach on atrocity prevention is in need of radical reform, said the former Special Rapporteur on transitional justice, Pablo de Greiff. In a recent study presented to the Human Rights Council, he suggests a way forward. 04-05-2018 |
| Syrian victims seek justice against their torturersKhaled Rawas and 21 other Syrians survivors look to a German court to seek redress for the inhuman treatment they suffered at the hands of their torturers in Syria. The UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture is supporting their quest for justice. 02-05-2018 |
| Access to justice is a form of rehabilitation for torture victimsDespite remarkable progress made in the international framework to prohibit torture, there needs to be greater focus on victims being able to access justice through victim-centered work, stated the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore. Gilmore made her remarks during a panel discussion on access to justice for victims of torture organized by the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. 13-04-2018 |
| UN report details scale and horror of detention in Libya Armed groups in Libya, including those affiliated with the State, hold thousands of people in prolonged and unlawful detention, and submit them to torture and other human rights violations, according to a UN report published on Tuesday. 10-04-2018 |
| New database explores links between human rights and sustainable development goalsA new interactive database allows people to explore how countries following up on recommendations by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) that will also contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals. The database, developed by the Danish Institute for Human Rights, is based on the more than 50,000 recommendations made during the first two UPR cycles, which are linked to SDGs and their targets 10-04-2018 |
| Report: No one unaffected by sexual and gender-based violence in Syrian conflict“It is utterly repugnant that brutal acts of sexual and gender-based violence have been perpetrated throughout Syria for over six and a half years,” said Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. He made his remarks during an event launching a report that looked into the pervasiveness of the issue in the Syrian conflict. 28-03-2018 |
| Profound violations amid Turkey’s state of emergencyStaggering numbers of people have had their human rights violated under the routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey, UN report finds, including hundreds of thousands arrested and arbitrarily dismissed. 20-03-2018 |
| Syria: the most dangerous place for children?Civil society actors give the Human Rights Council information on violations of children’s rights in Syria and recommendations on how to protect rights of these children. 16-03-2018 |
| Mexico: Torture and cover-ups in Ayotzinapa investigation Zeid urges Mexican authorities to continue search for truth and justice in the case of the 43 missing students, as UN report says strong grounds to believe people detained during the investigation were tortured and this in turn was covered up. 15-03-2018 |
| 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize call for nominationsThe 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize will be given out at the United Nations in New York on Human Right Day, 10 December, coinciding with the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Nominations are open until 6 April 2018. 14-03-2018 |
| Diverse stories key to improving women’s rightsChanging how women are treated globally is as simple and as difficult as changing the stories we tell about women, said best-selling author and women’s rights champion Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She spoke to the UN Human Rights Office to commemorate International Women’s Day. 08-03-2018 |
| Syria crimes: Perpetrators must be held accountable – ZeidSyria must be referred to the International Criminal Court, Zeid tells an urgent debate at the Human Rights Council, as civilians continue to be pounded into submission and death by airstrikes and shelling despite Security Council resolution. 02-03-2018 |
| Freedom of expression vital for peace in South SudanPeople must be free to express opinions regardless of political or ethnic affiliations to achieve peace in South Sudan, UN report says, as ‘chilling’ crackdowns continue and millions suffer from conflict. 22-02-2018 |
| Afghanistan: 10,000 civilian casualties in 2017More than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, with a high number of casualties caused by suicide bombings and other explosive attacks, according to the latest annual UN report documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan. 15-02-2018 |
| Yemen civilians under fire from all sides - Zeid Zeid voices alarms at how civilians in Yemen are under fire on all sides, as Houthi and affiliated forces carry out sniper attacks and indiscriminate shelling, and the Saudi-led Coalition continues to conduct airstrikes. 12-02-2018 |
| Zeid visits Papua New GuineaHigh Commissioner Zeid calls on mining and logging companies to stop trampling on the human rights of the communities where they operate, and urges the Government to strengthen rule of law and combat corruption. 09-02-2018 |
| Victims of Nochixtlán: a cry for justiceA year and a half after a clash between police and protestors in Nochixtlán, Mexico left six people dead. The UN Human Rights Office in Mexico works with human rights institutions and victims to bring about justice. 08-02-2018 |
| Maldives state of emergency assault on democracy – ZeidThe state of emergency in the Maldives has swept away the checks and balances and separation of powers necessary in a functioning democracy, potentially leading to a greater number of human rights violations, Zeid warns. 07-02-2018 |
| UN expert: despite medical cure leprosy causes stigma and discrimination"For me it is so obvious, leprosy has always, through the centuries, been an issue with human rights violations," said Alice Cruz, the new UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members. Cruz made her comments as part of the observance of World Leprosy Day. 25-01-2018 |
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