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UN Human Rights Chief decries dehumanisation, harmful policies and practices: USA migrant crackdown
UN expert urges rejection of Myanmar junta’s sham poll results: “Illegitimate elections yield illegitimate results”
UN torture prevention body returns, seeking concrete progress: Mexico
The human rights record of Sao Tome and Principe to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN experts: Israel’s continuous assaults on Birzeit University are an attack on education itself
UN experts alarmed by reports of forced labour of Uyghur, Tibetan and other minorities across China
UN expert on freedom of expression to visit Germany
The human rights record of Saint Kitts and Nevis to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Georgia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Australia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN expert urges Guatemala to end criminalisation and ensure 2026 judicial appointments are based on merit and integrity
Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Iran on 23 January 2026
Austria’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Warn about intensification in Kordofan  : Sudan
Türk says outraged by continued Russian attacks on energy infrastructure: Ukraine
Oman’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
States must give Afghan women a central voice and recognise gender apartheid, Experts say: Treaty on crimes against humanity
Saint Lucia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Alarming trends in executions in 2025 raise serious human rights concerns – UN Human Rights
Nepal’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN Commission urges immediate political de-escalation as renewed fighting in Jonglei puts civilians at grave risk: South Sudan
Rwanda’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Nauru’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN expert on minority rights to visit European Union
Accountability and democracy cannot be built on violations of international law, warn UN experts: Venezuela
Mauritania’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN experts demand truth and justice three years after enforced disappearance of rights defenders Ricardo Lagunes and Antonio Díaz: Mexico
Lebanon’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Ban on 37 aid groups makes life unbearable for genocide survivors in Palestine, say UN experts: Israel
UN expert: The United States must respect right to life and urgently review lethal-force practices at sea, abroad and at home
The human rights record of the Federated States of Micronesia to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN experts urge United States to respect international law and right to self-determination: Greenland
Victims of contemporary forms of slavery left in limbo due to State inaction, UN experts say: Ecuador
Egypt must lift restrictions on released human rights defenders: UN experts
Human rights records of 13 States set to be examined by Universal Periodic Review mechanism
Offshore and prolonged detention exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture, UN committee finds: Australia
Experts urge Iran to break cycle of violence, create space for dialogue
Report on conflict-related sexual violence: Sri Lanka
UN Human Rights Chief urges authorities to end violent repression and calls for accountability: Iran
Security Council Speakers Call for De-escalation as Russian Federation Intensifies Attacks against Ukraine, Threatening Civilians
Torture expert calls for judicial reconsideration of IPP sentences and mental health pathways: United Kingdom
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to visit Sudan 14-18 January
Repression and impunity impacting right to participation in leadup to elections – UN report: Uganda
UN Child Rights Committee to review Maldives, Ghana, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Colombia, Spain and Malaysia
First round of voting in Myanmar exposes junta-orchestrated election as illegitimate: UN expert
Human Rights Council elects Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro of Indonesia as President for 2026
Special Rapporteur: International human rights law must guide any future transition in Venezuela
Türk says U.S. operation in Venezuela clearly undermines fundamental principle of international law

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