This is the story headline This is the story subheadRead the story Press releases 28 December 2023 UN report: Türk warns of rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the West Bank, calls for end to violence Stories Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 21 December 2023 Human Rights 75 Growing up with the UDHR Stories Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 15 December 2023 Human Rights 75 HR75 high-level event: United for change Statements and speeches 27 February 2024 High Commissioner Volker Türk's statements and speeches Updates 29 November 2023 Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel Stories Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 04 December 2023 Persons with disabilities “Care and support allow me to live independently” Stories Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 15 December 2023 Human Rights 75 HR75 high-level event: United for change Stories Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 04 December 2023 Persons with disabilities “Care and support allow me to live independently” Stories Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 21 December 2023 Human Rights 75 Growing up with the UDHR View more news View more statements and speeches View all stories Promoting and protecting human rights for all The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75 What are human rights? Human Rights: A Path for Solutions Topics Instruments and mechanisms Publications News UN Human Rights Office Statements 08 January 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on rising hate speech and incitement in Democratic Republic of Congo Press releases 19 December 2023 Palestine Gaza: Türk urges ceasefire as civilians pushed to frontier amid escalation Statements 26 December 2023 Palestine Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on continued bombardment of Middle Gaza View more news View speeches and statements Independent Experts and Committees news Special Procedures Press releases 27 December 2023 United States of America United States: Proposed Title IX changes will impact rights of women and girls in sports and education says UN expert Press releases 22 December 2023 Internally displaced persons Israel working to expel civilian population of Gaza, UN expert warns Statements 22 December 2023 Religious freedom UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion decry rising Antisemitism and Islamophobia around the world View all Special Procedures News Treaty Bodies Press releases 21 December 2023 Gaza Strip: States are obliged to prevent crimes against humanity and genocide, UN Committee stresses Press releases 18 December 2023 States must protect migrant workers displaced across international borders by climate change, UN Committee says Press releases 14 December 2023 Torture and inhuman treatment Philippines in dire need of national torture prevention body, say UN experts View all Treaty Bodies News Human Rights Council Press releases 08 December 2023 Brazil Brazil Government must intensify efforts to ensure racial justice and redress, UN expert panel says Press releases 24 November 2023 Brazil Brazil: Independent UN panel to assess racial justice in the context of law enforcement in awaited visit Press releases 10 November 2023 Universal Periodic Review Cuba’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review Visit the Human Rights Council site Meetings & events Calendar of future and past meetings and events View all Human rights databases Find information from the status of ratification to documents related to human rights mechanisms View list Publications The UN Human Rights Office produces an extensive range of publications on a variety of topics related to human rights, for governments, national institutions, civil society, the general public and the media View all June 2023 OHCHR Report 2022 How to report a human rights violation Learn more
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