BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
#NobelPrize
News Alert: #UNGA adopts resolution to create a first-of-its-kind institution to address 100,000 missing persons in #Syria:
➡️ 83 in favour
➡️ 11 against
➡️ 62 abstentions
📰 Read the latest here: https://t.co/DqKzxN0Hrv
Press release: @UNCoISyria lauds long-awaited international institution to clarify fate and whereabouts of tens of thousands missing and disappeared in #Syria by #UNGA
The whereabouts and fate of an estimated 100,000 Syrians remains unknown.
The Syrian people deserve a measure of hope for the future. And they deserve to know the truth about the fate of their loved ones.
- @antonioguterres on Missing Persons in Syria 👇
https://t.co/B6Wgo44SUb
The 🇮🇱 announcement of new settlements & legalization of outposts will only serve to exacerbate tensions. We continue to support a comprehensive, just & lasting peace in the #MiddleEast - through direct negotiations. Full 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 statement here: https://t.co/Spkcgou00l
Speaking from Aleppo, Syria: For this earthquake to occur in a war-shattered region is nothing short of a catastrophe.
My heart goes out to everyone who has lost their loved ones. Parents who have lost children; children who have lost parents.
Today, SAIS Europe announced the largest-ever private contribution to a university in Italy. This transformative gift strengthens SAIS as a hub for innovation and research, giving the next generation of leaders the preparation they need to meet today's transnational challenges.
The Iranian demonstrators do not have a seat on the Human Rights Council in Geneva and they do not have their own voice in the United Nations. But we do.That is why we, along with Iceland and 50 other partners, have convened today’s special session on Iran. @ABaerbock 1/3
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At its 35th special session, the @UN Human Rights Council decided to create a new fact-finding mission to investigate "alleged #HumanRightsViolations in the Islamic Republic of #Iran related to the protests that began on 16 September 2022."
#SS35
Egypt has tens of thousands of political prisoners. Some face trials. Others are trapped in a pretrial detention system. The New York Times created the first public record of that circular legal process, revealing thousands trapped in pretrial detention. https://t.co/Mvkku9afoC
Together with 🇧🇪🇩🇰🇨🇵🇮🇪🇮🇹🇳🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪 and following extensive examinations 🇩🇪 will continue to cooperate with six listed 🇵🇸 NGOs. We remain supportive of a strong civil society, which is indispensable for democracy and the two-state solution. Full declaration: https://t.co/ElkW9ePDWH
At #HRC50, Mohamed Auajjar, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on #Libya told the Human Rights Council that the al-Kaniyat militia terrorized the town of #Tarhuna in 2015-2020, committing hundreds of international crimes with total impunity.
REPORT ▶ https://t.co/ru4yxryUx4
Men cause futile and cruel wars to prove that they are strong.
But it is on the real strength of women that societies must count to remain resilient and to build peace.
#InternationalWomensDay
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The Human Rights Council has decided to urgently establish an independent international commission of inquiry as a result of #Russia's aggression against #Ukraine.
✅ YES: 32
❌ NO: 2
➖ ABSTENTIONS: 13
The #UNGA has spoken and the message is loud and clear:
End hostilities in Ukraine — now.
Silence the guns — now.
Open the door to dialogue and diplomacy — now.
The @UN🇺🇳 Human Rights Council adopts by vote a resolution establishing an international commission of experts on #Ethiopia🇪🇹 to conduct an investigation into allegations of human rights violations and abuses by all parties to the conflict.
TEXT ➞https://t.co/ctxSPC4JVO
#S33
25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women & the world 🌎 is turning orange 🧡 to stand against gender-based violence. Let’s kick off the #16Days of Activism and #OrangeTheWorld!
Los Embajadores de Alemania 🇩🇪 Jens Janik y de Francia 🇨🇵 @Epineda68 recibieron hoy a la defensora de DDHH Hedme Castro @aciparticipa y hacen un llamado a que se investiguen todos los casos que afecten a la integridad de los defensores de DDHH y que se les proteja debidamente.
Unprecedented cross-regional coalition that today at UN condemned #China abuses in #Xinjiang (led by @franceonu) is further proof that countries are ignoring Beijing’s threats of retaliation against those that publicly criticize it.
@hrw’s take here. 👇🏼
https://t.co/kwRJCBPO8p