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In the last few moments of her term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet’s office Wednesday released a long-awaited report on alleged human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang region. This comes despite immense pressure from the authorities in Beijing not to publish the report. The report, titled “OHCHR Assessment of human rights [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Tuesday denounced apparent plans by Russian-backed authorities to try Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in the port city of Mariupol. The OHCHR believes that the trials may begin within days and that, according to information currently available, the trials themselves could amount to a [...]

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Tuesday warned that arbitrary detentions and mass displacement of civilians as a result of the Russian war in Ukraine have become widespread. In response, experts suggest timely and effective investigation into all allegations of human rights violations in the area is imperative. Since Russia invaded Ukraine [...]

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Wednesday released the revised version of the Istanbul Protocol at the Geneva Academy. The revised version strengthens the effective investigation and documentation of torture and ill-treatment and seeks to fortify the implementation of international principles and preventive tools to assist torture survivors. The revision also incorporated [...]

More than 306,000 Syrian civilians were killed between March 2011 and March 2021, according to new estimates released Tuesday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). According to the latest findings, civilians represent an overwhelming majority of the estimated 350,209 total deaths identified since the start of the civil conflict. [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Friday reported 8,766 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the country on February 24. The figure includes 4,031 killed and 4,735 injured.  In the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, there had been 4,947 casualties: 4,277 on government-controlled territory, [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Monday reported 6,469 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded in February. The figure includes 3,153 civilian killed and 3,316 injured. The OHCHR has monitored the situation in Ukraine closely and provides regular civilian casualty updates. The OHCHR reports statistics gathered by the [...]

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan Thursday revealed a new four-pronged investigation strategy for the ongoing investigation into the situation in Libya to the UN Security Council. The ICC investigation focuses on alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Libya since protests erupted against Muammar Gaddafi’s government in February 2011. The [...]

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) Tuesday urged Sri Lankan authorities to find a solution to the country’s economic and political challenges in a press release following Sri Lanka’s state of emergency declaration. Sri Lanka, which is enduring its most painful economic downturn since its independence from Britain in 1948, declared a state of emergency [...]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Sunday confirmed that there have been 2,909 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on February 24. Of the 2,909 caught in the crossfire, 1,119 have been killed and 1,790 injured. The numbers reflect casualties that occurred between February 24 and March [...]