Human Rights Council 56 Side event on Gaza
ODVV joint side event on the human rights situation in Gaza in the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council
Special-Rapporteur
Side Event at the UN on the Subject of Unilateral Coercive Measures
UN Special Rapporteur: It is necessary to review ways for compensating victims of unilateral coercive measures
Sanctions Research Platform
The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, Alena Douhan, has launch the Sanctions Research Platform
ODVV’s Activities in the 53rd Session of the Human Rights
The 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council took place from 19 June to 14 July 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Just as in the past sessions, the ODVV took part in this session.
ODVV’s Correspondence with UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
Right to health is one of the most important examples of human rights. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for...
6 Qatifi Youths on Death Row in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi media and human rights activists reported that the Saudi Arabian government intends to execute 6 youths from the Al-Qatif province in the coming days. There are serious concerns over the...
Myanmar: UN expert urges efforts to break 'worsening cycle of violence' in Rakhine
A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, affecting not just the Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim populations but also...
UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown
The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two United Nations independent human experts cautioned.
Financial speculation led to unsustainable global housing crisis, UN expert says
The world's money markets have priced people out of cities, a United Nations independent expert has said, blaming financial markets and speculators for treating housing as a “place to park capital.”
Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights presents Thematic Report on Social and Economic Rights
Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territory resigns due to continued lack of access to OPT
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, today submitted his resignation to the President of the Human Rights...
UN human rights expert urges Israel to abandon plans to transfer Bedouins in the occupied West Bank - See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16045&LangID=E#sthash.SWrqoVpJ.dpuf
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Makarim Wibisono, today reiterated his call on the Government of Israel to...
Myanmar: UN rights experts express alarm at adoption of first of four ‘protection of race and religion’ bills
A group of United Nations human rights experts today expressed alarm at the enactment of the Population Control Healthcare Bill in Myanmar, the first of four in a package of bills that seek to...