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October 6, 2016 Letter

Human Rights Council, establish a Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

The seat of Burundi delegation is pictured before a special session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Burundi in Geneva, Switzerland December 17, 2015.

October 3, 2016 News Release

UN: Demand End to Unlawful Aleppo Attacks

Russia, a Participant in the Abuse, Should Not Veto

An empty room at a damaged field hospital is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, October 1.

September 29, 2016 Dispatches

Getting Away With Murder in Sudan and Syria

A Green Light to Use Chemical Weapons

Medical personnel at the al-Quds hospital in Aleppo treat people after a chemical attack on the city on September 6, 2016.

September 29, 2016 Statement

International investigation on Yemen key to Council’s credibility

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

People inspect damage at a house after it was destroyed by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa, February 25, 2016.

September 28, 2016 Statement

Protection of civilians should be central to Somali government’s state-building efforts

Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia

Newly-arrived refugees run away from a cloud of dust at the Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab, near Kenya's border with Somalia in Garissa County, Kenya, July 16, 2011.

September 28, 2016 Statement

Human Rights Council should dispatch OHCHR investigative team to Sudan

Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan

Fighters of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces in captured vehicles celebrate a victory against the rebel Justice and Equality Movement, Goz Dango, South Darfur, April 28, 2015. © 2015 Reuters

September 28, 2016 Statement

Cambodia should take urgent action to fulfill commitments of Paris Peace Agreements

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia

Activist Tep Vanny takes part in a land rights protest in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 7, 2012.

September 28, 2016 Statement

UN Human Rights Council should establish Independent Expert on Libya

Interactive Dialogue – High Commissioner’s oral update on Libya

A man holds a sign during a protest against candidates for a national unity government proposed by U.N. envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon, in Benghazi, Libya October 23.

September 28, 2016 News Release

Syria: New Deadly Chemical Attacks

Strong Security Council Action Needed

September 27, 2016 Statement

UN Rights body should deploy team of experts to DR Congo

Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on DR Congo at 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council

18 people were arrested in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a peaceful demonstration organized by the youth movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) on March 15, 2016. They were released without charge on March 19.

September 27, 2016 Statement

UN rights body should urgently create commission of inquiry on Burundi

Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Burundi

September 24, 2016 Statement

Thailand’s Military Junta should fulfil Universal Periodic Review pledges to protect and promote human rights

Item 6 UPR Adoption

Pakorn Areekul was arrested in Thailand’s Ratchaburi province on July 10, 2016, along with four pro-democracy activists and a journalist, for possessing booklets criticizing the junta’s draft constitution.

September 22, 2016 Letter

Urgent Need for International Inquiry on Yemen

Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

September 22, 2016 Statement

Swaziland should implement past Universal Periodic Review recommendations to ensure progress on rights reforms

Item 6 UPR Adoption

A general view shows the opening of the 16th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on February 28, 2011. © 2011 Reuters

September 22, 2016 Statement

Tanzania should comply with its Universal Periodic Review pledges and condemn all forms of discrimination

Item 6 Universal Periodic Review Adoption

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