UN Human Rights’s Tweets

#USA: Supreme Court ruling is major setback for women’s rights & gender equality. Access to safe & legal abortion is rooted in intl human right law & at the core of women & girls’ ability to make their own choices about their bodies & lives: ow.ly/iTe650JGSv9 #RoeVsWade

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Thank you #cooperaciocat for donating $210K to support our Office's #humanrights work. You can donate too: donatenow.ohchr.org

🇸🇩#Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief

is alarmed by the killing of at least 9 protesters by security forces yesterday, incl. a 15 y/o child. Authorities must conduct independent, transparent, thorough & impartial investigations & ensure accountability:ow.ly/O0M350JMNQC

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#Afghanistan: "We are at a crucial moment in time, with the fate of the country’s women & girls hanging in the balance. They deserve no less than our determined & immediate action" –UN Human Rights Chief

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🔵 TODAY at #HRC50 from 9:00 Geneva - Adoption of Universal Periodic Review reports of #Venezuela, #Zimbabwe, #Lithuania, #Uganda, #TimorLeste, #Moldova - URGENT DEBATE on the human rights of women and girls in #Aghanistan (12:00-15:00 Geneva)

“For decades, ethnic minorities in #Myanmar have been subjected to the most brutal forms of violence and policies that amount to crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.” Read more about the

Activist accuses military of seeking to erase Myanmar’s Rohingyas

panel discussion on minorities in Myanmar:

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A group of experts discussed the root causes of violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.

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🇸🇾#Syria: UN Human Rights Chief

presents new report at #HRC50 on conflict-related civilian deaths from 2011-2021. "The figures I present today are a reminder of the magnitude & relentlessness of the war in Syria. Hostilities must end." 👉ow.ly/TZK350JLq9M

🇻🇪#Venezuela: In her update to the

, UN Human Rights Chief

acknowledges some progress and identifies challenges. She reiterates support to improve the human rights situation. ow.ly/Ny1i50JLnYP #HRC50

🔵 TODAY at #HRC50 from 10:00 Geneva - High Commissioner's report on #Venezuela (cont'd) - International Commission of Human Rights Experts on #Ethiopia -

report on civilian casualties in the #Syria - adoption of outcome reports of the Universal Periodic Review

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Thank you #Lithuania for donating $21K to support our Office's #humanrights work. You can donate too: donatenow.ohchr.org

"As we honour & remember #torture victims, let us all dedicate our efforts to their right to reparations+compensation+rehabilitation" –UN Human Rights Chief

welcomes the publication of the 2022 edition of the Istanbul Protocol. ow.ly/nAyb50JKHCt

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We must create new models & tools for a human rights-enhancing #economy, says

. Greater collaboration between human rights experts & #feminist economists is key to building economies that work for everyone & rectify #gender inequality. 👉ow.ly/Hb1C50JKtBb

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#COVID19 has forced us to examine the state of our world with fresh eyes. "The solution to many of our challenges will come from a renewed commitment to solidarity, cooperation & care, one human being for another" –

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🇨🇴#Colombia: UN Human Rights Chief

pays tribute to the Truth Commission as it presents its final report. Since 2018, the Truth Commission has shed light on 5 decades of atrocities & human rights violations committed during the armed conflict. ow.ly/Nb3Y50JKl2o

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Shutting down the Internet and communication channels harms people, economies, and democracies. The dire consequences on the lives and human rights of millions of people are immense. We will continue to work closely with

European External Action Service - EEAS

to defend human rights globally.

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Internet shutdowns hamper democracy and deprive citizens from the right to communicate, protest, freely vote. As the @UNHumanRights Report tells us, the digital space can curb human rights in real life. The

EU cooperates with #OHCHR to defend freedom & rights.

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🇮🇳#India: We are very concerned by the arrest and detention of #WHRD

@TeestaSetalvad

and two ex police officers and call for their immediate release. They must not be persecuted for their activism and solidarity with the victims of the 2002 #GujaratRiots.

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Global Pact for the Environment

It's crucial that States recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll. We have the right to clean air, clean water, healthy food, rich biodiversity, a safe climate, non-toxic environments, and environmental information, participation & justice. #TheTimeIsNow

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The environmental crisis we are experiencing is unprecedented. That’s why, along with other civil society organizations, we call on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to recognize the right to a clean, sustainable and healthy environment.

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"The most effective antidotes to #disinformation that we have at our disposal are the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression, more access to information & the right to privacy" –UN Human Rights Chief

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UN Human Rights Office on TikTok

What's your advice on how to feel #Pride? Go to our latest #TikTok and tell us! vm.tiktok.com/ZMNrgQ2rJ/?k=1

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#Stitch with your advice on feeling #queer & proud! #pride #LGBT #LGBTIQ+ #UNHumanRights #unfree_equal

📢Register now to attend online the 'One Step Closer To A World Without Torture' event for the launch of the revised Istanbul Protocol on international guidelines for investigating & documenting #torture & ill-treatment. 📅29 June 2022 ⏰2-4 PM CET ✍️ow.ly/SXrr50JJrO8

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@eu_eeas

Internet shutdowns hamper democracy and deprive citizens from the right to communicate, protest, freely vote. As the

What are internet shutdowns?

Report tells us, the digital space can curb human rights in real life. The 🇪🇺 EU cooperates with #OHCHR to defend freedom & rights.

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We are deeply disturbed by the deaths of at least 23 African #migrants & injury of at least 76 as they tried to cross from #Morocco into #Spain on 24 June. We call on the 2 countries to ensure independent investigations & respect for migrants' human rights:ow.ly/4L1r50JJqZ8

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🇸🇾#Syria: Our new report estimates 306,887 civilians were killed over 10 years in the conflict. "These are not abstract numbers, but represent human beings. The killings had profound impacts on families & communities”– UN Human Rights Chief

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People in vulnerable situations are at higher risk of suffering negative impacts of climate change. #ClimateAction can only be fully effective when it integrates their perspectives –UN Human Rights Chief

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🔵 TODAY at #HRC50 10:00 Geneva - Panel discussion: the human rights of people in vulnerable situations in the context of #ClimateChange - Special Rapporteur on internally displaced people (

@cejjimenez

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Thank you #Liechtenstein for donating $206K to support our Office's #humanrights work. You can donate too: donatenow.ohchr.org

The provision of #care is a shared responsibility of society as a whole. We need to redistribute care work, by dismantling gender stereotypes that assign care responsibilities to women & girls only –UN Human Rights Chief

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UNHumanRightsUkraine

@UNHumanRightsUA

Latest update on civilian casualties in context of Russia’s armed attack against #Ukraine: 4,731 killed, incl 330 children; 5,900 injured, incl 489 children, mostly caused by shelling & airstrikes. Actual toll is much higher. More ➡️ ohchr.org/en/news/2022/0

Climate change threatens us all, but it is women & girls who suffer its most violent consequences – UN Human Rights Chief

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. Climate change policies must place the human rights of women & girls front & centre. 👉ow.ly/hRQG50JHP4K #HRC50

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🔵 TODAY at #HRC50 10:00 Geneva 1️⃣ Annual full-day discussion on women's rights (1) Climate change + violence against women & girls 2️⃣ Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty 3️⃣ Annual full-day discussion on women's rights (2) Human rights-based & gender-responsive care

“I came in when I could not even walk, but now I feel better, and I’m back to business.” Since its creation 40 years ago, the UN Torture Fund has supported over 1 million people like Boniface. #AntiTortureFund40 #RedressFromTorture ow.ly/P5GU50JHv8m

Our actions impact the other & we need each other –

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. ✅Understand others’ points of view ✅Act with integrity ✅Build & advance justice & human rights ✅Honor nature 👉ow.ly/zYyi50JHuUX

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Torture leaves victims vulnerable, with deep physical and emotional scars. Through the UN Torture Fund, professionals from various fields deliver essential, life-restoring redress and rehabilitation for torture survivors. #AntiTortureFund40 #RedressFromTorture

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For 40 years, the UN Torture Fund has been accompanying survivors on the road to redress. On the #InternationalDayAgainstTorture, we renew our commitment to continue supporting torture survivors in every means possible. #AntiTortureFund40 #RedressFromTorture

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Thank you #Italy for donating $168K to support our Office's #humanrights work. You can donate too: donatenow.ohchr.org

The protection and promotion of human rights involves many actors. #Humanrights defenders are at the forefront - but they too need protection. #Protecthumanrightsdefenders

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🇰🇬#Kyrgyzstan: We urge the Government to halt measures under way to dissolve the National Centre for the Prevention of #Torture & transfer its functions to the Kyrgyz Institute of the Ombudsman: ow.ly/wwiK50JGuhY

🇧🇦#Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN Human Rights Chief

encourages all politicians to turn page on rhetoric and policies of division, to focus on promoting rights of everyone and build inclusive and democratic future, based on equality of all citizens. ow.ly/ffvk50JGEW3

Our independent monitoring is consistent with the finding that the shots that killed #ShireenAbuAkleh came from Israeli Forces. UN Human Rights Chief