UN OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [to 19 March 2016]

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UN OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [to 19 March 2016]
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/media.aspx?IsMediaPage=true
Selected Press Releases

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All dated 18 March 2016
Zeid condemns repeated killing of civilians in Yemen airstrikes

“High time for Turkey to come to terms with past enforced disappearances” – UN expert group

“Action needed to stop Honduras turning into a lawless killing zone for human rights defenders”

Press briefing note on Bahrain

UN expert calls on Bahrain to release woman rights defender and stop persecuting defenders

“Very little progress in tackling racism and xenophobia around the world” International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Monday 21 March 2016

Qatar: UN experts welcome release of poet al-Ajami, but call for deep review of law and judicial system

Deep-rooted human rights challenges must be tackled in Myanmar’s new political era – UN expert