December 2019 – Geneva for Human Rights – Genève pour les Droits de l'Homme

#Standup4humanrights – #HumanRightsDay 2019 Theme: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future for all people for this year’s observance of Human Rights Day, celebrated on Tuesday. Written Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet After a year […]

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2019-12-10 Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the …

In July 2019, GHR denounced at the Human Rights Council the ongoing military intervention Indonesia launched in December 2018) in the region of Nduga, in the Highlands of Papua, causing the death of dozens civilians and the displacement of several thousand Papuans, left in the cold without humanitarian assistance. Two […]

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2019-10 Racism and Repression In West Papua

From 9 to 20 September 2019, 24 defenders attended GHR 45th Geneva Course for defenders from the regions. The Course took place during the first two weeks of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (9 – 27 September 2019). The 45th Geneva Course of GHR ‘on the […]

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2019-09 GHR Geneva Course – Defenders from the Regions trained …

On 17 October 2019, the UN General Assembly elected by secret ballot the following member States to the UN Human Rights Council: Libya, Mauritania, Namibia and Sudan (Africa), Indonesia, Japan, Marshall Islands and South Korea (Asia-Pacific), Armenia and Poland (Eastern Europe), Venezuela and Brazil (Latin America and Caribbean), Germany and […]

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2019-10-17 HR Council: New Members States Elected

Key Note Address by Pr. Bertrand RAMCHARAN , (former acting High Commissioner on HR 2003-2004) Followed by an Expert Panel Concept Note and Outline available on demand at : info@gdh-ghr.org Workshop on human rights in the 75th year of the UN and the future of the UN Special Procedures (Draft […]

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2019-12-12 – Keep the Date – Workshop ‘UN 75th …

” While we acknowledge the complexities of the situation in Papua, we are troubled by the crackdown over peaceful demonstrations and increasing reports of excessive use of force by security forces, harassment, arbitrary arrests and detentions in Papua, including harassment and threats to lawyers working on these cases. ” OHCHR […]

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2019-12-01 Violence Monitoring on West Papuan National Day

Security officials on alert ahead of anniversary of Papuan independence movement on December 1; heightened security presence and associated disruptions expected. Event Local police officials in Papua have reportedly warned individuals of possible security threats to gold and copper mining sites ahead of the founding anniversary of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) […]