13 July 2021 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted three resolutions on human rights in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, human rights in the context of HIV and AIDS, and on violence against...

MORNING 5 July 2021 Hears the Presentation of Thematic Reports, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel...

Human Rights Council 47th Session Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women Statement by Nada Al- Nashif UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 5 July 2020 Madam President of the...

New York, 17 June 2021 Thank you ambassador, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates and participants, I would like to begin by thanking the Bureau for the invitation to participate in this interactive...

New York, 15 June 2021 Secretary-General, President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates and participants, I wish to thank the Bureau for the invitation to participate in the opening of the [14th...

Français | Español GENEVA (28 May 2021) —UN human rights experts* call upon the Council of Europe to withdraw the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention. This Additional Protocol maintains...

GENEVA (15 April 2021) — The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has published its findings on Estonia, which it examined during its latest session. The Committee recognised...

1 April 2021 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-fourth virtual session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the...

GENEVA (19 March 2021) – UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor said today she was concerned by an increasing crackdown against human rights defenders in Belarus...