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Security Council: Threats to international peace and security
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture urges UK government to halt imminent extradition of Julian Assange
Concerns over violence against political parties and candidates ahead of Pakistan elections
Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation
Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Greece, Oman and…
Judges must be free to speak about racial and gender inequity, says UN expert: USA
25 million people in dire humanitarian need, say UN experts: Sudan
UN expert alarmed by new emerging exploitative practices of online child sexual abuse
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcomes Turkmenistan’s National Action Plan on Gender Equality, Asks about Measures to Prevent Domestic…
Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of the Republic of the…
UN expert calls for more sustained reforms to prevent threats and killings of journalists and activists: Philippines
UN experts: States must reinstate and strengthen support to UNRWA amid unfolding genocide in Gaza
Taliban’s arbitrary arrests and detention of women and girls over dress code must end immediately, UN experts say: Afghanistan
Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Fifteenth Informal Meeting with States
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Italy on Gender Architecture, Ask About Human Trafficking and Gender…
Changes to forestry law will threaten survival of indigenous peoples, UN expert warns: Peru
UN Human Rights chief appalled by alleged summary executions in Mali
UN experts condemn killing and silencing of journalists: Gaza
UN expert on the right to food to visit Venezuela
ICJ ruling offers hope for protection of civilians enduring apocalyptic conditions, say UN experts: Gaza
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Niger for Efforts to Remove Barriers to Women’s Rights, Ask…
UN expert warns against admission of evidence, allegedly secured through torture, in Jimmy Lai case: Hong Kong SAR
UN experts horrified by Kenneth Smith’s execution by nitrogen in Alabama: United States
UN experts: Iraq must immediately stop mass, unannounced executions
Non-Governmental Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Niger, Tajikistan, Italy and Turkmenistan
Human rights situation worsens as military lashes out indiscriminately amid losses – Türk: Myanmar
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Eighty-Seventh Session in Geneva
One year but little action on Xinjiang report
New law banning mother-tongue education for minorities may violate human rights, warn UN experts: Estonia
Human rights situation: Sudan
Second anniversary of Taliban takeover: Afghanistan
Concerns over cybercrime legislation and shrinking of civic space: Jordan
civilian casualty update 14 August 2023: Ukraine
In a “wounded, magically diverse” city, the High Commissioner hails the power of stories
UN human rights experts denounce idea of “reformed” Taliban: Afghanistan
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Ninth Session
Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Niger
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Uruguay on High-Quality Delegation, Ask about the Situation of People of…
UN experts condemn use of counter-terrorism laws to convict trade unionists and labour leaders: Venezuela
UN expert: South Africa must tackle crude legacy of environmental racism and toxic exposure
UN experts: Lao must immediately release Chinese lawyer Lu Siwei and prevent his imminent deportation
Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence on imminent execution in Viet Nam
Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Croatia on Increased Health Insurance Coverage for the Roma, Ask about…
Statement attributable to the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on the security situation in the north-west
UN experts seek clarification about nine imprisoned Tibetan human rights defenders: China
UN Human Rights Chief ends visit to Iraq
UN expert launches Sanctions Research Platform