Human rights
Human rights at UNGA 81
Raised by 136 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised human rights
New Zealand · Day 6Victoria Louise HallumCore human rights that protect the wellbeing and dignity of our citizens are increasingly being ignored.
We regard the UN Charter, with its core principles of sovereign equality of states, territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force and respect for human rights, as irreplaceable.
Second, we call on the next Secretary-General to provide strong leadership across the UN's development and human rights pillars.
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President of the General Assembly (closing) · Day 6Dr. Khalilur RahmanExcellencies, human rights, the third pillar of the organization, was another clear thread throughout the general debate.
The test of our commitment to human rights is not when they're easy to defend.
Excellencies, the human rights agenda is also moving rapidly into the digital space.
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- Indonesia · Day 6
Mr. President, my delegation takes the floor to exercise its right of reply to the statements made by the representatives of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Indonesia takes all credible allegations of human rights violations seriously.
Our national institutions and legal mechanisms including the independent National Human Rights Commission, is working continuously to address such allegations.
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Costa Rica · Day 6Boris Vasir Marchegiani CarreroThere can be no sustainable development when we violate human rights.
Costa Rica will continue championing the dignity and human rights of all persons, paying particular attention to the inclusion, autonomy, empowerment and effective participation of persons with disabilities, including of persons with autism.
The erosion of fundamental freedoms, the persecution of dissenting voices, the shutdown of civic space, religious persecution, and reports of human rights violations continue to draw the country further and further away from democratic principles.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviMr. President, peace and security cannot be separated from human rights.
Vanuatu remains deeply concerned about reports of serious human rights violations affecting indigenous Papuans in West Papua.
United Nations special procedures have also raised concerns regarding indigenous rights, displacement, cultural rights, environmental impacts, and the treatment of human rights defenders in Papua.
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Malawi · Day 6George Chapatula ChapondaWe are confident that her extensive judicial experience, commitment to the rule of law, and demonstrated service to justice and human rights would enable her to make a meaningful contribution to the work of the court.
Mr. President, the fifth opportunity is to promote human rights, peace, and international security.
Malawi firmly believes that development, peace and human rights are inextricably linked.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréAnything that goes against the instrumentalization of certain international defense mechanisms to defend human rights, to put political pressure on our countries, like the what the European Parliament did to justify a potential neo-colonial offensive through resolutions, misfounded resolutions against the Sahel.
The Confederation reaffirms its commitment to impartial, objective and non-selective treatment of human rights.
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Sudan · Day 6Mohieldin Salim Ahmed IbrahimWe continue to cooperate with the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, as well as human rights mechanisms.
They have enjoyed support from the government of Sudan, whether through the country office or the designated human rights experts on Sudan.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopOn the issue of international migration, Mali, which is a country of origin, transit and destination at the same time.
Mali therefore reaffirms its attachment to international cooperation and considers human mobility is a benefit for humanity.
It is important in this room to say it, to repeat it, that for us, human mobility is not a threat.
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- Sudan · Day 6
Have you used the chain of custody?
We have everything that has been documented until we're reaching the lab.
The analysis is in approved labs which belong to the organization of the CCW.
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