“Civilians, households, faculties and hospitals should be stored secure. They aren’t targets,” Dennis Brown mentioned in an announcementstressing that worldwide humanitarian legislation should be revered.
Ms Brown mentioned these newest assaults got here a day after she returned from the Kharkiv area in northeastern Ukraine, which has been hit by relentless shelling in current days.
“I witnessed firsthand the horrific penalties of intensified assaults by the Russian Federation’s armed forces in opposition to 1000’s of people that needed to depart all the pieces behind and flee for his or her lives,” she mentioned.
“Many are aged and concern they are going to by no means be capable to return.”
She additionally praised humanitarians “who’re working tirelessly to help individuals throughout this human tragedy.”
Nigeria urges launch of musician going through execution for blasphemy
A United Nations impartial human rights professional referred to as on Nigeria on Thursday to right away launch a singer convicted of blasphemy in 2020.
Sufi Muslim musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to loss of life for writing a music and sharing it on the social messaging service WhatsApp.
“Though the Courtroom of Attraction quashed the loss of life sentence in opposition to Mr Sharif Aminu, we stay deeply involved that Mr Sharif Aminu’s case can be introduced below the identical authorized framework, particularly the Kano State Sharia Penal Code. Being re-indicted would carry severe dangers resulting in the loss of life of Mr Sharif-Aminu. clarify.
Abolition of the loss of life penalty
Though Nigeria’s Supreme Courtroom has taken up the matter, consultants say they continue to be deeply involved that Mr Sharif-Aminu has been imprisoned for too lengthy for exercising his human rights.
They mentioned all individuals have the fitting to freedom of expression, freedom of faith or perception, and the fitting to take part in cultural life and social growth by way of creative expression with out concern of imprisonment, reprisal or execution.
They urged the Supreme Courtroom to prioritize Mr Sharif-Aminu’s case and advisable that Nigeria implement a moratorium on the loss of life penalty with a view to its complete abolition.
The three particular rapporteurs who issued the assertion have been appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, the group’s highest physique on human rights. They work in a person capability, usually are not United Nations workers, and don’t obtain a wage.
Respect human rights on the Worldwide Day in opposition to Homo, Biphobia and Transphobia
In a message marking the Worldwide Day in opposition to Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on Friday, the United Nations Secretary-Common referred to as for dedication to a world the place all individuals get pleasure from respect, dignity and human rights.
Antonio Guterres has praised the brave work of lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) activists combating to outlaw discrimination and guarantee equality earlier than the legislation.
“What’s worrying, nonetheless, is that there’s a surge in the other way,” he warned. “New legal guidelines are codifying previous prejudices, preying on concern and inciting hatred.”
He mentioned that the theme of this 12 months’s Worldwide Day is “Leaving No One Behind: Equality, Freedom and Justice for All” to remind individuals of their obligation to respect the human rights and dignity of everybody.
“We’d like motion all over the world to make these rights a actuality,” the UN chief mentioned, calling for an finish to the criminalization of same-sex relationships and discriminatory and dangerous practices in opposition to LGBTIQ+ individuals.
