2009 Press Releases

2009 Press Releases Press Releases

High Commissioner opens first ever UN Human Rights office in European Union

14 Ekim 200914 Şubat 2019

“OHCHR was only founded 16 years ago, so it is still a young organization,” Pillay said. “We already have 10 other regional offices in Africa, the Middle East, Latin...

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With and for the poor,” the planning key to protect urban dwellers from climate change, says UN expert on World Habitat Day

6 Ekim 200914 Şubat 2019

Low income dwellers are often located in the most hazard prone areas within cities. They lack the basic infrastructure and services necessary to protect them from environmental disasters. “Cities...

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Turkey: Commissioner Hammarberg recommends further efforts to protect human rights for minorities, asylum seekers and refugees

2 Ekim 200914 Şubat 2019

The Commissioner is concerned that the authorities do not officially recognise the existence of any minority groups other than those of Armenians, Greeks and Jews and recommends efforts to...

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UN human rights chief lists tackling discrimination and impunity among top priorities

15 Eylül 200914 Şubat 2019

The UN’s top human rights official said there were “huge gaps” between the “lofty pledges” made by states and the realities of daily life for many of their inhabitants,...

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“The stigmatising of persons with intellectual disabilities is a neglected human rights crisis” says Commissioner Hammarberg

15 Eylül 200914 Şubat 2019

In these segregated institutions very little, if any, rehabilitation is provided. Not infrequently, persons with intellectual disabilities are placed together with persons having psychiatric problems and unnecessarily given sedatives...

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“Flawed enforcement of court decisions undermines the trust in State justice” says Commissioner Hammarberg

2 Eylül 200914 Şubat 2019

Cases of non-enforcement of domestic judicial decisions are raised in a great number of complaints to the Strasbourg Court of human rights. Among countries with such cases are Albania,...

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Enforced Disappearances, a growing human tragedy

2 Eylül 200914 Şubat 2019

According to the group of UN independent experts, enforced disappearance is a terrible practice that “affects many people worldwide, and has a particular impact on women and children.” Women...

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“Serious implementation of human rights standards requires defined benchmarking indicators” says Commissioner Hammarberg

25 Ağustos 200914 Şubat 2019

They make it easier to hold governments accountable for the realisation of human rights and also help highlight success through accurate criteria.” “Disaggregated data based on gender, ethnicity, sexual...

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Call for Fellowship Applications

20 Ağustos 200914 Şubat 2019

The program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change. Dedicated to...

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New HRW report; ‘They Want Us Exterminated’

18 Ağustos 200914 Şubat 2019

The 67-page report, “‘They Want Us Exterminated’: Murder, Torture, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Iraq,” documents a wide-reaching campaign of extrajudicial executions, kidnappings, and torture of gay men that...

High Commissioner opens first ever UN Human Rights office in European Union

With and for the poor,” the planning key to protect urban dwellers from climate change, says UN expert on World Habitat Day

Turkey: Commissioner Hammarberg recommends further efforts to protect human rights for minorities, asylum seekers and refugees

UN human rights chief lists tackling discrimination and impunity among top priorities

“The stigmatising of persons with intellectual disabilities is a neglected human rights crisis” says Commissioner Hammarberg

“Flawed enforcement of court decisions undermines the trust in State justice” says Commissioner Hammarberg

Enforced Disappearances, a growing human tragedy

“Serious implementation of human rights standards requires defined benchmarking indicators” says Commissioner Hammarberg

Call for Fellowship Applications

New HRW report; ‘They Want Us Exterminated’

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