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Syria violence reaches 'horrific dimensions': UN's Pillay

Agence France-PresseMay 27, 2013 11:30
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay decried Monday the "horrific" level of rights violations in war-torn Syria, as the UN's top rights body decided to hold an urgent debate this week on the situation in country. "A humanitarian, political and social disaster is already upon us, and what looms is truly a nightmare," Pillay told diplomats as she opened a UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. She warned that the rights violations in Syria had "reached horrific dimensions," describing the situation in the country as "an intolerable affront to the human conscience."

Syria massacres must spur world action: UN rights chief

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 18:16
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday called for urgent international action to halt the bloodshed in Syria following reports of recent massacres carried out by Syrian troops and their allies. Several reported mass killings in and around the Mediterranean Syrian city of Banias "should spur the international community to act to find a solution to the conflict, and to ensure those responsible for serious human rights violations are made to account for their crimes," the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement.

UN rights chief attacks police crackdown in Papua

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 13:00
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Thursday expressed deep concern over a police crackdown on demonstrators in the Papua province of Indonesia in recent days that has reportedly left several people dead. "These latest incidents are unfortunate examples of the ongoing suppression of freedom of expression and excessive use of force in Papua," Pillay said in a statement.

UN human rights chief urges U.S. to close Guantanamo detention center

April 9, 2013 02:21
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged the United States government to close the Guantanamo detention center, as "the continuing indefinite incarceration of many of the detainees is in clear breach of international law.""I am deeply disappointed that the U.S.

UN rights chief condemns Tanzania albino attacks

March 5, 2013 09:00
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay condemned Tuesday attacks on albinos in Tanzania by gangs collecting body parts for witchcraft who kill or dismember their victims, including babies and young children. "These crimes are abhorrent," Pillay said in a statement. "People with albinism have the right to start living, like anyone else, without fear of being killed or dismembered," she said.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Mali risks 'catastrophic spiral of violence': Pillay

February 12, 2013 18:00
Mali risks being dragged into a "catastrophic spiral of violence" because of reprisal attacks, UN rights chief Navi Pillay told the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Pillay said human rights observers are now in Mali and called on all sides in the conflict to "prevent retaliation." tw/jm

URGENT ¥¥¥ Syria death toll nearing 70,000: UN rights chief

February 12, 2013 18:00
The death toll from the Syria civil war is nearing 70,000, UN rights chief Navi Pillay said Tuesday as she again condemned the UN Security Council's failure to agree action on the conflict. Pillay announced only last month that the toll had reached 60,000. "That figure is now probably approaching 70,000," Pillay told a Security Council meeting on protecting civilians in conflict. tw/sst

Mali risks 'catastrophic spiral of violence': Pillay

February 12, 2013 14:00
Mali risks being dragged into a "catastrophic spiral of violence" because of reprisal attacks, UN rights chief Navi Pillay warned the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Pillay said human rights observers are now in Mali and called on all sides in the conflict to refrain from revenge attacks. "As the situation evolves, attacks and reprisals risk driving Mali into a catastrophic spiral of violence," the UN human rights commissioner told a Security Council meeting on protecting civilians in conflict.
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