report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 27, 2023Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa, United Nations assistant secretary general for Safety and Security, has visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. She visited the Kutupalong-2 and Balukhali-8 refugee camps, as well as the extended part of the 20-year-old refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila on Tuesday. Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mizanur Rahman said during the visit, Vuniwaqa spoke to officials of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN World…
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report in Khaama Press online, Sept 5, 2023The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and 63 human rights groups have jointly appealed to the UN Human Rights Council, urging the establishment of an independent investigation mechanism for Afghanistan. The recent letter highlights a disturbing trend over the past two years, characterized by a surge in reprisal killings, torture, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances. This distressing situation encompasses human rights defenders, journalists, and artists and extends to…
report in The Nation, August 16, 2023The UN said Tuesday that the International Criminal Court should recognize gender discrimination in Afghanistan as a crime against humanity. “The legal opinion we have received shows that the denial of education to Afghan girls and employment to Afghan women is gender discrimination, which should count as a crime against humanity, and it should be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court,” said Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global…
report in The Daily Star, June 13, 2023Human Rights Watch yesterday urged the UN under-secretary-general for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, to publicly voice concerns over the abuses by the government security forces during his upcoming visit to Bangladesh. Bangladesh security forces, particularly the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), have long been implicated in serious human rights violations, said HRW Chief Advocacy Officer Bruno Stagno Ugarte in a statement yesterday. For all latest news, follow The Daily…
report in The Daily Star, June 6, 2023The Rohingyas wishing to return to Myanmar should have access to clear, factual information to be able to make free and informed decisions, and under no condition should be forced to return, said UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T Clements. “We continue to advocate for creating conducive conditions in Myanmar so that refugees can go back safely and in dignity, and voluntary returns can be sustainable,”…
By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews, June 02, 2023 at 9:09 PMLana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, said that the UN is planning a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on June 21. “We have this month a regular meeting on the situation in Afghanistan scheduled for the 21st of June which will be informed by the Secretary General’s recent latest report on the situation,” she said. Speaking to…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, May 25, 2023 at 7:33 PMFollowing the reactions to the restrictions imposed on women in the country, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that “repressive policies against women and girls’ should immediately be overturned” in Afghanistan. Speaking in a press conference at the UN in Geneva Türk said that that restrictions on women are leading Afghanistan to poverty and despair. “I will never understand how anyone…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews, April 28, 2023 at 10:17 PMA document received by TOLOnews highlighted the agenda and objectives of the UN meeting on Afghanistan to be held in Doha. The document said: “The circumstances facing Afghanistan have become more troubling and complex. Multiple, overlapping political, humanitarian and development challenges, combined with decision-making by the Taliban authorities undercutting basic human rights, particularly for women and girls, have put the country on a…
By Fatima Adib in TOLOnews, April 25, 2023 at 12:29 AMThe Chargé d’affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, said that the recognition of Afghanistan’s interim government is not on the agenda of the UN meeting on Afghanistan Naseer Ahmad Faiq, in an interview with the BBC, said that the meeting will discuss a united framework of the international community regarding political, economic, and social issues in Afghanistan. “In this…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, April 20, 2023 at 11:25 PMFollowing the remarks of the UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed about the recognition of the Islamic Emirate, now the UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric, in a press conference, said that “the topic of recognition is in the hands of the member states.” Earlier, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed speaking at an academic event in the US said the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to arrange…