Tag: UN Human Rights Council

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:47 UTC

  UK calls for a free and independent media at UN Human Rights Council

  

  This UK statement was delivered at the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva during the General Debate on Item 3: Freedom of the Media, held on 8 March 2018.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 18:51 UTC

  Venezuela: close to fraudulent elections

  

  Venezuela's National Assembly, with opposition majority, denounced on Wednesday the “undue” use of electoral material, noting that official papers that belongs to the National Electoral Council (CNE) was found in gambling centers to print bet vouchers and presented its final report about the investigation into the case of the ex-rebel agent, Oscar Pérez.

• Monday, October 30th 2017 - 10:55 UTC

  UN praises Uruguay's human rights commitment; warns about education dropouts and treatment of adolescents

  

  Uruguay’s commitment to human rights at home and abroad is clear, but the country must address a series of challenges, including “inhumane” prison conditions, widespread violence against women, dropout rate in education, the situation of adolescents in pre-trial conditions and continuing impunity for violations committed during military rule, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said at the end of a two-day visit.

• Saturday, October 29th 2016 - 10:39 UTC

  UK retains three-year seat at the UN Human Rights Council

  

  The UK on Friday was successful in its bid for election to the UN Human Rights Council for the term January 2017 – December 2019. This follows an eleven month campaign, resulting in a high number of votes from countries around the world.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2016 - 08:50 UTC

  Until Falkland Islanders so wish, “there can be no dialogue on sovereignty”

  

  The United Kingdom has no doubt about the principal and the right of the Falkland Islanders to self determination as enshrined in both the UN charter and Article one of both UN covenants of Human Rights, said British representative Barrister Margaret Purdasy, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

• Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:24 UTC

  UN human rights experts bash US courts on latest racial killings

  

  A group of United Nations human rights experts said on Friday that they had “legitimate concerns” over decisions to not charge the white officers who killed two unarmed black men in separate incidents, and they also called for a review of policing in the United States.

• Saturday, September 27th 2014 - 07:59 UTC

  UN Human Rights Council sides with Argentina condemns 'vulture funds'

  

  The United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on Friday adopted an Argentine-fueled resolution which condemns the so called 'holdouts' or “vulture funds”, currently in a legal dispute against the country.

• Friday, March 14th 2014 - 08:49 UTC

  Death toll in a month of violent protests in Venezuela has risen to 28

  

  Venezuela's state prosecutor said on Thursday the death toll from a month of violent protests had risen to 28, after the nation's top court ordered opposition mayors to dismantle barricades set up by street protesters.

• Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 20:57 UTC

  UN human rights experts ask to visit Venezuela to check in situ allegations of abuses

  

  A group of UN-appointed human rights experts has asked Venezuela for “prompt clarification” of allegations of abuse against anti-government protesters. The six independent experts said that they were “deeply disturbed” by allegations of cases of arbitrary detention of protesters.

• Saturday, November 30th 2013 - 07:00 UTC

  UN independent expert suggests Argentina audits foreign debt and improves social conditions

  

  United Nations independent expert urged authorities in Argentina to undertake an audit of its external debt to improve transparency, and to intensify efforts to improve social conditions for their people.