Report on UK by UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
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Israel probably using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza
In an interview with BBC International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said there is a plausible case that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. If intent were … Continue reading →
Volker Türk on possible Israeli ground assault on Rafah
On 29 February 2024, the UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that, after almost five months of constant Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in Gaza which has left more than 30,000 dead, the prospect of an … Continue reading →
High Commissioner for Human Rights on Gaza
The following report was first published by UN News. On 29 February Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that “There appear to be no bounds to – no words to capture … Continue reading →
UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders in Gaza
Mass evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military to the people of Gaza continue to push them “into ever smaller areas” amid “ever-intensifying violence” in likely violation of international humanitarian law, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on 26 … Continue reading →
Evacuation of Gaza could breach international law
On 17 October 2023, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement. With a staggering 4,200 people killed, over one million people displaced in just 10 days, and large areas in the Gaza Strip reduced … Continue reading →
Michelle Bachelet and Xinjiang visit
When UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet ended her six-day official mission to China, made in late May 2022 at the invitation of the Government, she was heavily criticised for failing to condemn crimes against humanity and other … Continue reading →
UN experts call on Israel to stop forced Palestinian evictions
On 16 May, following the ordering by the Israeli Supreme Court to evict of over 1000 Palestinians from their homes, a group of UN human rights experts urgently called on Israel and the international community to stop the forced evictions, … Continue reading →
UN Special Rapporteur says poverty causing misery in UK
Philip Alston, special rapporteur on extreme poverty who is an expert in human rights law based at New York University spent 12 days touring the UK and found that “levels of child poverty are staggering and 1.5 million people were destitute … Continue reading →
Campaign to find best High Commissioner for Human Rights
On 11 June the UN Secretary-General initiated the hunt for the UN’s next High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR) to replace Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. She or he will begin the job on 1 September. Building on its work to make UN … Continue reading →