The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. The office was established by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 1993 in the wake of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights.
REYKJAVIK: Iceland on Sunday honours the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. A bronze.. WorldNews - Published
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Hong Kong on Tuesday to exercise restraint and investigate evidence of its forces firing tear gas at protesters in ways banned under.. Reuters - Published
It follows pleas by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who said airstrikes by the Syrian government and its ally Russia have hit schools, hospitals and markets, killing scores of civilians in..
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The modern way to overthrow a government the capitalist world doesnât like is by claiming to do it in the name of supporting âhuman rightsâ. This requires that the target be portrayed as a rights.. WorldNews - Published
India on Monday slammed the recent report issued by the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) for its critical assessment of the situation in J&K and called it âfalse and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in New Delhi that the update of the earlier OHCHR report is "merely a continuation of the earlier false and motivated narrative" on the.. IndiaTimes - Published
GENEVA (AP) â A top Venezuelan diplomat on Friday blasted what he called the âbiased visionâ of a report by the U.N. human rights chief chronicling torture, sexual abuse and extrajudicial.. WorldNews - Published
Nearly 7,000 people have been killed during security operations in Venezuela in the past year and a half, the UN said Thursday, warning that many of the killings likely constituted "executions". In a.. WorldNews - Published
The United Nations rights chief called on countries to repatriate family members, including some 29,000 children, of suspected foreign fighters in Syria. Firstpost - Published
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged authorities in Hong Kong on Monday to "consult broadly" before passing or amending an extradition bill that triggered weeks of.. Reuters - Published
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on Venezuela to release jailed dissidents Friday and said the crisis-wracked country faced a âseriousâ humanitarian situation. Her.. WorldNews - Published
Egypt accused the UN on Wednesday of seeking to 'politicise' the death of Mohamed Morsi by calling for an 'independent inquiry'. Foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said it was a 'deliberate attempt.. Firstpost - Published
Despite repeated appeals by the United Nations human rights system, Saudi Arabiaâs decision to go ahead with the beheading of 37 men, drew strong condemnation on Wednesday from UN High Commissioner.. WorldNews - Published
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be given a fair trial following his arrest in London. (April 12)
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(CNN)Brunei's new law punishing homosexual sex with death by stoning has sent a wave of fear across the LGBT population in neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia. On April 3, the small oil-rich kingdom of.. WorldNews - Published
CAIRO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign ministry on Sunday condemned the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for criticising trials that... WorldNews - Published
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