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Inequality drives human rights violations everywhere - Annual Report UN rights chief

Presentation of annual report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on the activities of her Office and recent human rights developments. In her annual report to the Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she is concerned by “the apparently arbitrary arrest and detention, and alleged ill-treatment or torture, of several women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia.” The High Commissioner also said “of the 25 countries with the highest rates of femicide in the world, 14 are in Latin America and the Caribbean – while one in five women in the European Union have experienced physical or sexual violence by a current or former partner.” Addressing various human rights issues around the world, Bachelet said “the continuing movement of people from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to the United States is a result of failure to ensure that development reaches everyone – with persistent violations of rights leading to profound inequalities.” She also praised “the comprehensive development plan being developed by Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and ECLAC” saying it is “a welcome response” to the migrant crisis, “very much in line with the Global Compact for Migration.” The High Commissioner also commended Germany for helping migrants integrate into economy and society but she said that she is “troubled” by number of migrant fatalities in the Mediterranean Sea, “with several NGO vessels forced to suspend operations by measures that essentially criminalise solidarity, the ancient responsibility of rescue at sea is increasingly falling on merchant vessels – which are often ill-suited to such a task.” 226 migrant deaths were recorded so far this year. Turning to the Philippines, Bachelet said “several sources now estimate that up to 27,000 people may have been killed in the context of the campaign against illegal drugs since mid- 2016.” She underlined that “despite serious allegations of extra-judicial killings, only one case – the widely reported killing of a teenage boy – has been subject to investigation and prosecution.” The High Commissioner said she is “deeply concerned by the suffering of civilians” in Yemen adding “this remains the world's worst humanitarian crisis.” Bachelet said “the debilitating consequences of injuries from airstrikes, shelling, landmines and acute malnutrition – especially for children – as a result of obstruction of humanitarian assistance, will scar the country's future for generations.” On Gaza, Bachelet said she was “disappointed to see the immediate dismissal” of the Human Rights Council’s report on use of “deadly, disproportionate force by the Israeli Security Forces” against Palestinian demonstrators. She said, “it could be said that the major product of Gaza's economy is despair.” The High Commissioner said she remains “particularly concerned about the rising toll of civilian deaths in Idlib governorate” of Syria, the last rebel stronghold in the country. She called upon all parties to “ensure that the thousands of civilians fleeing formerly ISIL-held territory receive adequate protection and assistance.” In the rest of her speech, Bachelet focused on explaining how inequalities in income, wealth, access to resources, and access to justice constituted fundamental challenges to the principles of equality, dignity and human rights for every human being. She pointed out that even in prosperous States, people felt excluded from the benefits of development and deprived of economic and social rights, leading to alienation, unrest and sometimes violence. To achieve the 2030 Agenda, the world’s States needed to advance on tackling inequalities – inequalities of resources, income, power, access to justice and with respect to the basic conditions for human dignity.