Category: OHCHR

Iran must halt imminent execution of Kurdish prisoner – UN experts

September 3, 2021January 9, 2023 Centre Kurde Genève

Persian version GENEVA (3 September 2021) – UN human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to halt the imminent execution of Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani and repeal his death sentence amid serious concerns that he did not receive a fair trial and was tortured during pre-trial detention. “The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the…

Iran, OHCHR

Human Rights Council Forty-seventh session 21 June–9 July 2021 Agenda item 3

June 26, 2021January 9, 2023 Centre Kurde Genève

United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/47/NGO/90 Distr.: General 14 June 2021 Human Rights Council Forty-seventh session 21 June–9 July 2021 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Written statement* submitted by Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, a non governmental organization on the roster The Secretary-General…

Femmes, OHCHR

Press briefing notes on Turkey

June 26, 2021January 9, 2023 Centre Kurde Genève

Turkey’s announcement at the weekend that it was withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, an important regional human rights treaty on combatting all forms of violence against women, highlights wider concerns regarding the human rights situation in the country, notably the shrinking of civic space and the lack of meaningful and democratic participation in decision making….

OHCHR, Turkey

Written Statement: Violations of the Turkish-backed armed factions in northeastern Syrian Arab Republic

February 28, 2021January 9, 2023 Centre Kurde Genève

Human Rights Council Forty-sixth session 22 February–19 March 2021 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention A/HRC/46/NGO/74 Written statement* submitted by Partners For Transparency, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status PDF Preamble Personal safety of civilians in northeastern Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) has become very difficult to attain due to…

OHCHR, Syria, War Crimes

Bachelet updates Human Rights Council on recent human rights issues in more than 50 countries

February 26, 2021January 9, 2023 Centre Kurde Genève

46th session of the Human Rights Council – Item 2 – High Commissioner’s Oral Update Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Distinguished President, I welcome you as a proud representative of the Pacific, recognising the unique contribution of the Pacific and small island states to this Council Excellencies, Colleagues and friends,…

OHCHR

Written statement: Enforced Disappearance: Women in Afrin

February 24, 2021January 9, 2023 Centre Kurde Genève

Human Rights Council Forty-sixth session 22 February–19 March 2021 Agenda item 4 A/HRC/46/NGO/35 Written statement* submitted by Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights Association, a non- governmental organization in special consultative status PDF Preamble Over the past ten years, the Syrian people have suffered by all parties to the conflict, including severe repression and…

OHCHR, Women

Secretary-General’s Message to the Opening of the 46th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council

February 22, 2021January 9, 2023 Centre Kurde Genève

Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Madam High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Human rights are our bloodline; they connect us to one another, as equals. Human rights are our lifeline; they are the pathway to resolving tensions and forging lasting peace. And, human rights are on the frontline; they are the building blocks…

OHCHR

Written Statement: The targeting of Yazidis in Sinjar, Iraq

February 12, 2021February 27, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

Human Rights Council Forty-sixth session 22 February–19 March 2021 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development A/HRC/46/NGO/50 Written statement* submitted by Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights Association, a non- governmental organization in special consultative status PDF Preamble Maat…

Iraq, OHCHR