Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Department of the Secretariat of the United Nations that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) or the UN Human Rights Office, 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.
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Eight countries, including India, ask UN Human Rights Commissioner to be responsible amid COVID-19 crisisThe joint letter was written by the permanent missions of India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam in Geneva to the OHCHRDNA - Published | |
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UN human rights body has been wrong before, silent on issue of cross-border terrorism: EAM on UNHRC's stance on CAASlamming the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights or OHCHR at an event in Delhi, EAM highlighted how the organisation never talked about the issue of cross border terrorism emanating from..DNA - Published | |
âUNHCHR step interference, government to blame for this messâIndiaTimes - Published | |
UN body goes to Supreme Court on CAA; âinternal matterâ, says governmentThe UNHCHR sought to intervene as amicus curiae, or friend of the court, to assist the Supreme Court in adjudicating the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The MEA hit..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India slams UNHRC for filing intervention application in Supreme Court over CAA"Our Permanent Mission in Geneva was informed yesterday evening by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Michelle Bachelet) that her office had filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UN rights chief expresses 'great concern' over CAA, urges leaders to prevent violence GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Thursday voiced "great concern" over India's amended citizenship law and reports of "police inaction" in the face of communal attacks in Delhi, urging political..WorldNews - Published | |
UN rights chief says Iranian regime using âsevere violenceâ against protestersIranian security forces have shot at protesters from helicopters and a rooftop and have aimed at peoplesâ heads in using âsevere violenceâ to quell anti-government unrest last month, UNÂ High..France 24 - Published | |
UN human rights office concerned about rising death toll in Iraq protests ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) â The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday announced that at least 270 people had died, and thousands of others were injured in..WorldNews - Published | |
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Greta Thunberg: UN human rights chief condemns âverbal attacksâ on teenage climate activist The United Nations human rights chief has condemned âverbal attacksâ on teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg after calling on government to take the threat posed by climate change more..WorldNews - Published | |
Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change 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 | U.N. urges Hong Kong to investigate excessive force against protestersThe 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 |
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges countries to repatriate families of Islamic State fightersThe United Nations rights chief called on countries to repatriate family members, including some 29,000 children, of suspected foreign fighters in Syria.Firstpost - Published | Hong Kong should consult widely on extradition bill: U.N. rights bossUnited 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 |
Venezuela should release jailed opponents: UN rights chief 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 accuses United Nations of 'politicising' Mohamed Morsi's death, calls for 'independent inquiry'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 |
