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Human Rights Council Holds Second Part of its Annual Full-day Meeting on the Rights of the Child, Discussing How Legal and Policy…
Include older persons in most vulnerable situations in public policies, says UN expert: Dominican Republic
UN expert decries “appalling” legacy of Residential Schools, calls for meaningful reconciliation: Canada
It May be Time to Reinforce Universal Access to the Internet as a Human Right, Not Just a Privilege, High Commissioner tells…
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Georgia on Anti-Discrimination Legislation, Ask Questions on Legal Capacity Reform…
UN experts alarmed by recruitment of prisoners by “Wagner Group”: Russian Federation
child rights must come before profit, says Türk: Digital space
Conflict and Violence are the Primary Causes of Hunger and Famine, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Tells the Human Rights Council
Human Rights Council Discusses Challenges Facing Human Rights Defenders Working on Albinism, and Women and Girls and the Right to a Clean,…
UN expert: Human rights defenders on albinism need much more support
UN expert: States must tackle gender-based discrimination to guarantee right to a healthy environment
Upholding full spectrum of rights key to ending violence against women and girls, says UN expert: Poland
In Dialogue with Sri Lanka, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Settlement of Internally Displaced Persons, Raise Issues Concerning Constitutional Reform…
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to conduct official visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan 13-17 March 2023
Efforts to use sanctions to expand jurisdiction abroad violate human rights says UN expert: United States
Human Rights Council Discusses Reparations for Child Victims and Survivors of Sale and Sexual Exploitation, and the Importance of Climate-Resilient and Carbon-Neutral…
UN expert: Strengthen efforts to ensure protection and reparations for sale and sexual exploitation of children
UN experts condemn verdict against opposition leader Kem Sokha: Cambodia
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds General Discussion on Persons with Disabilities in Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies
UN expert calls for rights-based transition towards sustainable and climate-resilient housing
Human Rights Council Marks International Women’s Day, Hearing the High Commissioner Say that Women’s Equality is Central to All Human Rights
UN experts say 20 years of progress for women and girls’ rights erased since Taliban takeover: Afghanistan
UN committees: Information and communication technologies vital to integration of migrant women
Human Rights Council Hears the High Commissioner’s Presentation of Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus and Starts a General Debate on…
Philippines failed to redress continuous discrimination and suffering of sexual slavery victims perpetrated by Imperial Japanese Army, UN committee finds
Global and regional experts call for united efforts to preserve hard-fought gains for women’s rights
Un experts tell Human Rights Council that violence against civilians persists in South Sudan, fuelled by pervasive impunity
Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala and Cyprus reports are presented by High Commissioner Türk
HC Türk pledges to advance the rights and equality of women and girls in every society
Strengthening accountability and civic space critical for South Sudan’s future, says Türk
Enhanced interactive dialogue on South Sudan
High Commissioner details severe violations amid shocking violence: Myanmar
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issues findings on Cambodia, China, Lithuania, Panama, Portugal and Yemen
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Eighth Session
Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire and Shows No Sign of Improvement, and that the…
UN disability rights committee to review Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Peru, Argentina and Togo
civilian casualty update 6 March 2023: Ukraine
Concrete action needed to end racial discrimination – UN Human Rights Chief
UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations, urge respect for human rights: Peru
Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Eritrea
Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Sudan and in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
Oral update by the ASG on the situation of Human Rights in Nicaragua
Verdict against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski an effort to quash scrutiny and dissent say UN experts: Belarus
The Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua Continues to Erode, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Tells the Human Rights Council
Statement by High Commissioner on report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
High Commissioner reiterates Sudanese people’s call for ‘change, peace, democracy and justice’
Comment by UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on sentencing of human rights defenders in Belarus
In Dialogue with Zambia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Measures to Improve Prison…