Human Rights
CoE commissioner calls on Janša to reintroduce STA funding
Strasbourg – Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović wrote a letter to Prime Minister Janez Janša on Monday, urging him to immediately reintroduce funding to the Slovenian Press Agency (STA). She expressed concern that the suspension of public funding could jeopardise the agency’s future.
ForMin Aurescu: Romania remains concerned by continuous violation of human rights, fundamental freedoms in Belarus
Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu participated on Friday in the presentation of the preliminary oral report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the human rights situation in Belarus and, reiterating in his remarks Romania's concern by the continuous violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the authorities in Belarus.
UN: Coronavirus Pandemic Should not be an Excuse for Human Rights Abuses
The coronavirus pandemic should not be an excuse for human rights abuses, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned today.
Free War Crime Convicts amid Pandemic, UN Court Urged
The Association of Defence Counsel Practising Before the International Courts and Tribunals urged the UN's Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague on Friday to free elderly war crime convicts to help ensure that they are not infected with the COVID-19 virus.
Top US diplomat outraged by release of UN settler list
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed outrage for the release of a UN list that names and shames more than 100 companies that operate in the occupied West Bank.
UN warns Bolivia crisis could ‘spin out of control’ as death toll mounts
The United Nations has warned violence in Bolivia could "spin out of control" following recent skirmishes between security forces and coca farmers loyal to ousted President Evo Morales that have left nine dead.
Legal opinion: Poland, Hungary, Czechs broke EU migrant law
With overcrowded Greek migrant camps facing explosive new problems, a top EU legal adviser said Thursday that Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke European Union law by refusing to comply with a refugee quota program meant to address such challenges.
Rumen Radev Will Participate in the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council
President Rumen Radev goes to Geneva to participate in the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Bulgaria is a member for the first time since the establishment of the intergovernmental body.
President Rumen Radev Will Take Part in the UN Human Rights Council 41st Session
On 24 and 25 June, President Rumen Radev will visit the Swiss Confederation for the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Turkish Health Ministry says initial findings point to sarin gas in Syrian attack
The initials findings collected from autopsies conducted on three Syrians who died after being brought to Turkey for treatment after a suspected chemical gas attack in Syria's northern Idlib province suggests sarin gas was used in the attack, the Turkish Health Ministry said April 6.