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October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Uzbekistan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

A woman picks cotton during the 2015 cotton harvest, which runs from early September to late October or early November annually.
October 5, 2017 UPR

Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Turkmenistan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

People attend the opening ceremony of the new Belarussian-built potash plant in Garlyk, Turkmenistan March 31, 2017.
October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Colombia

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Hands of the bodyguard of Medellín’s human rights ombudsman, Jorge Ceballos. Ceballos was the target of numerous death threats by right-wing armed groups due to his work as a human rights defender.
October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Azerbaijan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

A protestor holds a sign calling for the release of unjustly imprisoned youth activists.  Baku, September 18, 2016.
October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing from Burma into Bangladesh on Sept. 16, 2017.
October 3, 2017 Dispatches

Yemen International Inquiry Offers Glimmer of Hope

Appoint Strong Experts, Press All Parties to Cooperate

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to
October 2, 2017 Dispatches

UN Human Rights Council Confronts Venezuela

Critical to Keep up Pressure on Maduro

The name place sign of Venezuela is pictured on the country's desk at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017.
September 28, 2017 Statement

UN Rights Body: Stand With Yemeni Civilians, Launch International Investigation

Item 10 General Debate on High Commissioner’s report on Yemen

Rubble from a residential house in Saada City, Yemen. An airstrike almost completely destroyed the house on May 6, 2015, killing 27 members of one family. © 2015 Ole Solvang/Human Rights Watch
September 28, 2017 Statement

UN and Member States: Protect Civilians, Support Special Criminal Court

Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Central African Republic

MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol between Batangafo and Bouca in Ouham province, July 2015.
September 27, 2017 Statement

UN Rights Body Should Strengthen Scrutiny of Situation in Sudan

Item 10 Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan

United Nations Mission in Darfur peacekeepers stand guard in Shagra village, North Darfur, October 18, 2012. © 2012 Reuters
September 27, 2017 Statement

UN Human Rights Council should prioritize countering raging impunity in Libya

Interactive Dialogue – High Commissioner’s oral update on Libya

The above image is a screenshot from a video posted on July 24, 2017 showing the apparent summary execution by LNA fighters of 20 prisoners, whom the commander, believed to be ICC suspect Mahmoud Al-Werfalli (wearing cap),  accuses of “terrorism.”
September 27, 2017 Statement

UN Rights Body: Ensure Pre-Election Reporting on Cambodia

Item 10 Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia

People search for their names on a voting list during commune elections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 4, 2017.
September 27, 2017 Statement

UN Rights Mechanism Needed to Document Violations and Provide Accountability in Somalia

Item 10 Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia

Somali Freelance journalist Mohamed Guray holds his camera after he was injured in a secondary explosion in front of Dayah hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, January 25, 2017.
September 27, 2017 Statement

UN Rights Body Should Continue Scrutiny of Rights Violations in DR Congo

Item 10 Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Democratic Republic of Congo

Peacekeepers serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo (MONUSCO) drive past burning tyres as they patrol during protests against the failed implementation of the New Year’s Eve agreement, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 10, 2017.
September 26, 2017 Statement

Ukraine: Respect Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Item 10 Interactive dialogue on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights periodic update on Ukraine

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