GENEVA (15 July 2021) – A UN expert today expressed dismay at the continued widespread arrest and extended pre-trial detention of human rights defenders in Egypt, saying activists have been detained...

GENEVA (2 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the imminent forced repatriation of former Guantanamo detainee Rival Mingazov from the United Arab Emirates to...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 18 June 2021 We are encouraged by the Government of Pakistan’s tabling this month of a bill before...

The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) concluded its 124th session, which took place remotely between 17 and 21 May 2021. During the session, the Working...

Español GENEVA/ WASHINGTON D.C.(14 May 2021) - UN and OAS human rights experts* today condemned the violent crackdown on peaceful protests in Colombia, and called on the Government to conduct a...

GENEVA (14 May 2021) – The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will hold its 124th session from 17 to 21 May 2021 to examine more than 320 cases from 25 countries. The five...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 11 May 2021 More than 100 days after the coup in Myanmar, the military authorities are showing no...