UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. The mandate includes preventing human rights violations, securing respect for all human rights, promoting international cooperation to protect human rights, coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations, and strengthening and streamlining the United Nations system in the field of human rights. In addition to its mandated responsibilities, the Office leads efforts to integrate a human rights approach within all work carried out by United Nations agencies. Website: www.ohchr.org/english/

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Burundi: the Commission of Inquiry is deeply concerned by the freedom of action and the impunity of the Imbonerakure 5 September 2018 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Abuse Behind Bars: Arbitrary and unlawful detention in Libya April 2018 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Report on the impact of the state of emergency on human rights in Turkey, including an update on the South-East March 2018 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Situation of human rights in Libya, and the effectiveness of technical assistance and capacity-building measures received by the Government of Libya 21 February 2018 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
UN human rights chief: Suffering of migrants in Libya outrage to conscience of humanity 14 November 2017 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Statement by Sheila B. Keetharuth, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea at the Seventy-second session of the General Assembly, Item 69 (a & b) 26 October 2017 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at the end of visit to Libya 12 October 2017 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Syria: Monthly Human Rights Digest - September 2017 September 2017 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Country News
Report of a Mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – accounts of Congolese fleeing the crisis in the Kasai region, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo August 2017 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Mission Reports
Statement by Ms Sheila B. Keetharuth, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea at the 35th session of the Human Rights Council 14 June 2017 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Speeches/Statements

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