Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 11 September 2018 Myanmar freedom of expression A host of ill-defined laws has been used in Myanmar...

37th session of the Human Rights Council Item 2: Annual Report and Oral Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments Statement...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 15 December 2017 (1) Iraq executions We are deeply shocked and appalled at the mass execution on...

Baghdad, Iraq, 24 November 2017 I conducted an official country visit to Iraq from 14 to 23 November 2017. I would like to thank the Government of Iraq for their invitation to visit the country, and...

Arabic BAGHDAD / GENEVA (27 November 2017) - The Government of Iraq must ensure that the military defeat of ISIL translates into a victory for accountability and an end to impunity, the UN Special...

Arabic UN report on liberation of Mosul: ISIL members should face “international crimes” charges GENEVA (2 November 2017) – A UN report concludes that the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the...

GENEVA (27 September 2017) – The mass hanging of 42 prisoners on Sunday 24 September at Al Hoot prison in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah raises “massive concerns” over the country’s use of the...

​As the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, I warmly welcome Global Citizen’s important engagement on human rights issues. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human...