The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into a police operation in a favela in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, in which at least 25 persons, including a police officer, were reportedly killed.
Se c’è un paese che più di tutti ha bisogno della Convenzione di Istanbul, quello è la Turchia. Dopo essere stato il primo a ratificare il testo sulla prevenzione e la lotta alla violenza contro le donne e la violenza domestica del 2011, in questi anni il governo di Recep Erdogan ha messo il mirino
Expert welcomes calls to impose arms embargo on military junta, and encourages States to take own actions immediately.
Expert condemns decision by Cambodian court to sentence three environmental human rights defenders to jail terms of up to 20 months.
We call on Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions, including those in Sheikh Jarrah, and to cease any activity that would further contribute to a coercive environment and lead to a risk of forcible transfer.
The decision by the Ugandan Parliament to pass a wide-ranging sexual offences bill that enshrines the criminalisation of consensual same-sex relations, sex work and people living with HIV is deeply troubling.
We call for a broad and inclusive discussion in Brazil about the current model of policing in favelas, where the already poor and marginalized populations are trapped in a vicious cycle of lethal violence.
Singapore’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review on 12 May
Sierra Leone’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review