UK Foreign Office official resigns over Israel arms sales: BBC bbc.com/news/articles/…

.António Guterres remains deeply concerned about the well-being of the UN personnel & others arbitrarily detained in #Yemen by the Houthis for more than two months. He demands their immediate and unconditional release. Full statement: un.org/sg/en/content/…

#Nicaragua: the decision to ban a further 1,500 civil society organisations is deeply alarming. Volker Türk once again calls on the govt. to stop imposing severe restrictions on civic & democratic spaces in the country, & to ensure that human rights are respected.

On the International Day to remember victims of terrorism, I pay tribute to the courage and resilience of victims as they ‘learn how to live again’. To rebuild their lives, victims also need comprehensive & sustained support from governments. My call here: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Thailand: Ahead of next court hearing on August 30, UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror makes amicus curiae submission in the case of Montagnard human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap, who could be extradited to #Vietnam ohchr.org/sites/default/…

Viet Nam 🇻🇳: UN experts condemn discriminatory misuse of counter-terrorism law against Montagnard Indigenous Peoples and Christian religious minorities in the country’s Central Highlands. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

I join UN experts in condemning the mass, unfair trial of 100 Montagnard defendants on terrorism charges by a Vietnamese “mobile court”, along with arbitrary detention, torture, death in custody & persecution of Indigenous Peoples & religious minorities in the Central Highlands

RTC Denmark won in the Supreme court! This is a long-awaited decision and the only conceivable correct one. The Supreme Court confirms that children have their own rights and that Denmark must comply with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Repatriate the Children - Denmark 🌟

Tens of thousands of civilians arbitrarily detained in #Syria remain forcibly disappeared while thousands more have been subject to torture, sexual violence, death in detention. UN Syria Commission of Inquiry shares voices of survivors. International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror condemns the horrific terrorist attacks in #BurkinaFaso and #Pakistan. ➡️ ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

UK suspends 30 arms exports licenses to Israel due to “clear risk” of serious violations of international humanitarian law bbc.com/news/articles/…

The attack in #Kabul on Monday is shocking. Nothing justifies such violence. My deepest condolences to the families of victims and I wish those injured a speedy recovery. Those reponsible must be brought to justice after a full investigation and a fair trial.

🕊️ 12 SEPT 6-7.30PM ONLINE 🕊️ Join Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror as he examines the challenges and future of #InternationalLaw in the wake of conflicts in Ukraine & Gaza at UNE School of Law’s Sir Frank Kitto Public Lecture 2024 ⬇️ #SSW2024 socialsciencesweek.org.au/event/une-scho…

I join other UN experts in condemning the suppression of civilian society relating to elections in Venezuela, including the misuse of counter-terrorism law

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack that occurred in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on 2 September, which was claimed by ISIL (Da’esh) -K and resulted in multiple people killed and many wounded.

I respectfully encourage the Afghan authorities to engage constructively with the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, Mr. Richard Bennett, who I know to be an independent, impartial and fair expert whose only interest is to improve the human rights of all people in Afghanistan

I pay tribute to the former UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Javaid Rehman, for his tireless, independent & impartial work to advance the human rights of all people in Iran, including in his recent final report on alleged atrocity crimes in the 1980s

I am disturbed that no-one has been held accountable for killing senior Turkish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, after three police were acquitted by a Diyarbakır court in June. UN experts expressed concern about Turkey's failure to properly investigate spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…