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News by topic: Human Rights

Ban reiterates strong condemnation of ‘heinous’ crimes committed by ISIL in Sinjar

3 August – Marking the second anniversary of the seizure of Sinjar by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his profound sympathy to the families of the victims and the survivors as well as deep concern for safety of the people – particularly thousands of Yazidi women and children – still being held captive.

In wake of renowned lawyer’s murder, UN experts urge Kenya to put an end to police impunity

1 August – Voicing deep concern over the continuing pattern of extrajudicial executions in Kenya, United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government to halt police violence and ensure accountability for the perpetrators.

UN rights chief expresses concern about Iraq's fast-tracking of executions

1 August – The United Nations human rights chief today expressed serious concern that Iraq has created a committee to accelerate implementation of death sentences.

DR Congo: six years on, UN envoy calls for action in Walikale mass rape

29 July – Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilians residents of the Walikale region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by armed groups, the United Nations envoy on sexual violence in conflict has called on the international community to be relentless in seeking accountability for the crimes.

On World Day, UN urges stronger action to shield millions from human trafficking

29 July – The international community must do more to end the inhumane practice of human trafficking and protect migrants and refugees – particularly young people, women and children – from those who attempt to exploit their opportunity for a better future, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging all nations to recognize their responsibility in combating the global scourge.

UN rights office shocked by inhumane treatment of children in Australian detention centre

29 July – The United Nations human rights office said today it is shocked by video footage that has emerged from Don Dale youth detention centre in the Northern Territory in Australia, showing children as young as 10 years old – many of whom are Aboriginal children – being held in inhumane conditions and treated cruelly.

Gambia: UN human rights office concerned over prison sentences of opposition party

29 July – The United Nations human rights office today expressed concern over the three-year prison sentences handed down last week to 30 members of the main opposition party in Gambia, including its leader Ousainou Darboe, following their participation in peaceful protests in mid-April.

UN and OSCE experts condemn Turkey’s crackdown on media

28 July – Two top media freedom experts of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) today condemned the ongoing crackdown on journalists and the media by the Government of Turkey in the wake of the recent attempted coup.

Racism in US casts ‘dark shadow’ over rights to free assembly, association – UN expert

28 July – The United States is struggling to live up to its ideals in the area of racial, social and economic inequality, which is negatively affecting the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, a United Nations human rights expert said today at the end of his first official fact-finding mission to the country.

UN appeals for halting imminent execution of prisoners in Indonesia

28 July – United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon and a group of UN rights experts today appealed to the Government of Indonesia to stop the reportedly imminent execution of a number of prisoners for alleged drug-related crimes.