"Shameless detractor": Trump shares attack on Nobel Peace Prize winner

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday for awarding the 2026 Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay and reposted a message portraying her as an opponent of the United States and Israel.

Former UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, to receive 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to South African lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, who served as UN high commissioner for human rights in 2008-2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated.

Ukraine: UN report shows rising civilian deaths, ongoing rights abuses

UN, 29 August 2014 – Intense fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry by both sides, in densely populated areas of eastern Ukraine, has increased the loss of civilian life, with an average of around 36 people being killed every day, says a new report issued today by the United Nations human rights office.
The report, produced by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and covers the period from 16 July to 17 August, expresses dismay at the killing and wounding of civilians who are trapped in urban areas or attempting to flee the fighting in eastern Ukraine using “safe” corridors established by the Government. 

Επίθεση Μόσχας στον ΟΗΕ: «Η έκθεση είναι υποκειμενική και μάλιστα υποκριτική»

Η Ρωσία δήλωσε ότι η τελευταία έκθεση του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τις μάχες μεταξύ των Ουκρανικών ενόπλων δυνάμεων και των φιλορώσων αυτονομιστών στην Ανατολική είναι «υποκριτική» αυξάνοντας την ένταξη μεταξύ της Μόσχας και της Δύσης.

«Η έκθεση είναι υποκειμενική και μάλιστα υποκριτική», αναφέρει ρητά σε ανακοίνωσή του το υπουργείο Εξωτερικών της Ρωσίας προσθέτοντας ότι στην έκθεση δεν αναφέρονται οι φυλακίσεις Ρώσων δημοσιογράφων στην Ανατολική Ουκρανία.

UN says 14,000 have fled Crimea since joining Russia

The fourth report from the United Nations' human rights agency on Ukraine said most of those leaving were Tatars and other minorities who faced 'intensified' discrimination...

GENEVA 
More than 14,000 people, mostly Tatars, have fled Crimea since the peninsula voted to become part of the Russian Federation, the United Nations has reported.
The UN human rights agency revealed on Monday that harassment and discrimination against Tatars and other minorities, as well as political activists opposed to the March 16 referendum to join the Russian Federation, has intensified.

MH17: le crash pourrait être considéré comme crime de guerre (ONU/Navi Pillay)...

Le crash de l'avion malaisien abattu par un missile dans une zone contrôlée par les séparatistes prorusses pourrait s'assimiler à "un crime de guerre", a déclaré la commissaire de l'ONU pour les droits de l'homme Navi Pillay. Les forces de police néerlandaise et australienne ont peu de chance pour le moment d'atteindre le lieu du crash du MH17 dans l'est de l'Ukraine, a indiqué lundi un haut responsable australien, un projet auquel les policiers ont déjà renoncé la veille. 

Ce lundi aussi, plusieurs pays se réunissent pour évoquer l'enquête criminelle sur les événements.

"Pour être honnête, (les chances) ne semblent pas très bonnes", a déclaré le vice-directeur de la police fédérale australienne, Andrew Colvin.

UN report on Ukraine whitewashes Kiev authorities responsible for Odessa massacre. - Operations are in line with international standards

Authors of the report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) strive to keep covering for the Kiev authorities, which are responsible for the deaths in Odessa, an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Lukashevich, states in his commentary in connection with the publication of the OHCHR report on the situation with human rights in Ukraine.

"While covering the tragedy in Odessa on May 2, the authors of the report showed a more objective approach than in the last similar document," the commentary says. "However, we have to admit that the authors still strive to shield the Kiev authorities, their supporters and the law enforcement bodies, which are responsible for the deaths of dozens of innocent people."

Iraq: Pillay warns of “acute vulnerability” of civilians caught in cross-fire, targeted in attacks or trapped in ISIL-controlled areas

GENEVA (13 June 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed extreme alarm at the dramatic deterioration of the situation in Iraq, amid reports of summary executions and extrajudicial killings, and the massive displacement of some half a million people, as the forces allied with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), overran a succession of major towns and cities earlier in the week.

Ukraine: senior UN official decry use of excessive force as protests intensify

20 February 2014 – As the casualties mount in and around crisis-riven Kiev, so have the calls for restraint from senior United Nations officials, who today once again urged the authorities in Ukraine to exercise restraint amidst a fiery stand-off with anti-Government protestors.
“I continue to strongly appeal to all involved to cease the violence, and for the Ukrainian authorities to refrain from excessive use of force,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.
“I am appalled by the use of firearms by both the police and protesters,” stressed Mr. Ban, who has been in contact with President Viktor Yanukovych. “I urge all parties to immediately resume a genuine dialogue.”

Rising number of mass executions may amount to war crimes, senior UN official warns

16 January 2014 – The United Nations human rights chief today warned armed opposition groups in Syria that executions and unlawful killings violate international law and may amount to war crimes, as reports continue to emerge of mass executions in the northern part of the strife-torn nation.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a news release that it has received reports in the past two weeks of a succession of mass executions of civilians and fighters who were no longer participating in hostilities in Aleppo, Idlib and Raqqa by hardline armed opposition groups in Syria, in particular by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).