Tag: human rights

• Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  UN calls on Italy to act responsibly on migration issues

  

  Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged Italy to ensure that any migration measures it implements during the state of emergency declared on Monday respect its humanitarian obligations.

• Monday, January 30th 2023 - 11:07 UTC

  Universal Periodic Review of human rights: UK statement on Argentina

  

  The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, gave the following statement during Argentina’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council:

• Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  Maduro reviews human rights situation in Venezuela with Türk

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk reviewed the situation in the South American country during a meeting Friday at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas.

• Friday, January 27th 2023 - 18:47 UTC

  Venezuelan human rights activist arrested after meeting with UN High Commissioner Volker Türk

  

  The arrest in Caracas of activist María Fernanda Rodríguez during the visit of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk sparked an international uproar. She was released later on Friday with no comments.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  UN High Commissioner due in Venezuela to address the human rights crisis

  

  United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk is arriving Thursday in Caracas from Colombia for talks with the Nicolás Maduro administration about human rights, where the latest reports have been anything but favorable.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Buenos Aires Police said to be repressing harmless fans celebrating team's victory over Croatia

  

  Argentina's Secretary of Human Rights Horacio Pietragalla Corti Tuesday demanded Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta to “stop repressing” jubilant groups marching through the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the national team's victory over Croatia at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 18:29 UTC

  US sanctions Chinese companies and owners for human rights abuses and illegal fishing

  

  United States imposed sanctions on Chinese companies, including Nasdaq-listed Pingtan Marine Enterprises, Ltd., over what Washington says are human rights abuses linked to Beijing's illegal fishing.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:31 UTC

  EU parliament bans products linked to deforestation and violation of indigenous peoples' human rights

  

  European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests, and human rights violations. The bill was supported by 453 votes, to 57 with 123 abstentions. The EU Parliament will now start negotiations on the final text with EU member states.

• Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Austrian lawyer to succeed Bachelet as UNHCHR

  

  Austrian lawyer Volker Türk has been appointed to succeed former two-time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, it was announced.

• Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Nicaraguan regime releases pictures of political prisoners

  

  The Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega has been criticized Wednesday by human rights organizations after pictures of the country's political prisoners were released.