VIENNA, 7 July 2016 – Against the backdrop of the continuing conflict in and around Ukraine, the United Nations’ Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović addressed the Permanent Council in Vienna today on the co-operation and assistance of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) to Ukraine in this field.
Šimonović started by highlighting the close partnership between the OSCE and the OHCHR in Ukraine and elsewhere, which is driven by the shared commitment to human rights and the rule of law. He then presented findings of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine and observations …read more
Source: OSCE
