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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

01 November 2024

“I always wanted to be the voice of my people”

Marcela de Jesús Natalia is a Mexican Indigenous Ñomndaa’ journalist, who has dedicated her life to informing in her language and defending human rights. For this she was shot three times, nearly losing her life. On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, her story illustrates how on-going impunity for such crimes against journalists affects human rights.
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A hand in the dark

10 October 2024

Death penalty

Death penalty does not lead to justice

Sombath Somphone was disappeared 12 years ago. © Shui-Meng Ng

04 October 2024

“Where is Sombath?” Family of disappeared Lao activist demands answers

Illustration of a barbwire and a dandelion. © OHCHR

24 June 2024

Surviving torture: “I choose life every day”

Wendy Flores, Nicaraguan human rights defender presenting report at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council. © Colectivo Nicaragua Nunca Más

19 April 2024

Nicaragua

Risking it all to stand up for human rights in exile

Artwork made by a survivor of torture in southern Thailand for body-mapping art therapy. © Credit – Cross Cultural Foundation in Thailand

27 March 2024

Torture and inhuman treatment

Healing torture survivors: “The heart is where pain resonates the most”

Withering rose. © Mathias Reding on Unsplash.

31 January 2024

Death penalty incompatible with right to life

A mother mourns her slain son, in Karamoja, Northern Uganda © OHCHR

29 September 2022

Uganda

Uganda: Promoting peace and human rights through dialogue

Artist rendition of a few of the profiles featured for the UN Torture Fund 40th anniversary

22 June 2022

Torture and inhuman treatment

Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture presents profiles of redress and courage

Wassim Mukdad plays the oud during a recent UN Torture Fund Meeting

29 April 2022

International humanitarian law

Torture survivors and NGO make big strides towards justice

Women attend the celebration of International Women’s Day in DR Congo © MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani

04 April 2022

Sexual violence

Sexual violence victims in Ituri’s conflict find a place for healing and justice

Thousands of Uruguayans attend a silent protest to demand truth and justice for the crimes committed during the military dictatorship (1973-1985) in 2011) ©Ivan Franco/EPA-EFE

28 October 2021

Sexual violence

Victims of sexual torture seek justice in Uruguay

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05 October 2021

Towards the prevention of torture in Iraqi detention facilities

Torture-Large

13 July 2021

Torture and inhuman treatment

“A victim of torture is one too many,” says UN expert

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04 January 2021

Torture and inhuman treatment

The Quest for Justice: A Former Prison Guard from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea speaks out

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30 October 2020

Torture and inhuman treatment

Justice for Nigerian complainants supported by the UN fund for torture victims