Istanbul Convention – Blue Tulip Human Rights Center

Press briefing notes on Turkey

March 26, 2021 March 26, 2021 By admin Leave a Comment

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 23 March 2021 Turkey’s announcement at the weekend that it was withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, an important regional human rights treaty on combatting all forms of violence against

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West Darfur clashes force nearly 2,000 refugees into Chad April 13, 2021
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Members of the newly formed Multi-Religious Council of Leaders make individual commitments to promote peace and offer support to forcibly displaced people.
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The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.
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United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday called for the review of new legal and administrative measures adopted by the Government of Cambodia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which they said appear to be “disproportionate and unwarranted”.