02:13Switzerland: UN Human Rights chief condemns Turkey and Bahrain
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, raised concern over the situation in south-east Turkey, during the Human Rights Council’s thirty-third regular session in Geneva on Tuesday.
The High commissioner slated Turkish authorities for not granting access to south-east Turkey, where they had received “repeated and serious allegations of on-going violations of international law, as well as human rights concerns, including civilian deaths, extra-judicial killings, and massive displacement.”
Prince Zeid also criticized Bahrain government for “harassment and arrests of human rights defenders and political activists, and legislation which enables revocation of citizenship without due process.” He urged attention to the situation, and concluded that “the authorities of Bahrain would be well advised to comply with the recommendations of the human rights mechanisms and UPR, and engage more productively with my office.”
02:13The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, raised concern over the situation in south-east Turkey, during the Human Rights Council’s thirty-third regular session in Geneva on Tuesday.
The High commissioner slated Turkish authorities for not granting access to south-east Turkey, where they had received “repeated and serious allegations of on-going violations of international law, as well as human rights concerns, including civilian deaths, extra-judicial killings, and massive displacement.”
Prince Zeid also criticized Bahrain government for “harassment and arrests of human rights defenders and political activists, and legislation which enables revocation of citizenship without due process.” He urged attention to the situation, and concluded that “the authorities of Bahrain would be well advised to comply with the recommendations of the human rights mechanisms and UPR, and engage more productively with my office.”