Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on the Government of Cambodia to immediately and unconditionally release those detained for exercising their rights, to bring an end to the intimidation of civil society actors, and calls on the security forces to stop resorting to unnecessary and excessive force and intimidation against those engaged in peaceful protests.
Addressing the Human Rights Council in February 2020, United Nations Secretary -General António Guterres launched a Call to Action for Human Rights. He said these rights are powerful tools for preventing conflict, reducing human suffering and building a just and equitable world.
Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the launch of the policy brief on Education and COVID-19.