August 31, 2021 On this first International Day for People of African Descent, we celebrate their extraordinary cultural richness and diversity and pay tribute to the enormous contribution they have...

As we mark this first International Day for People of African Descent, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent join the world in celebrating the contributions of people of African...

Русский GENEVA (31 August 2021) – Russia must overturn the conviction of human rights defender Semyon Simonov and must stop using its "foreign agents" law to punish people whose legitimate work is...

العربية | Français | Русский | Español Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 31 August 2021 Greetings to all of you, and thank you for this opportunity to speak to an...

Accountability Roundtable Series Opening remarks by ASG Ilze Brands Kehris 31 August 2021 Colleagues, friends, I wish to thank the Universal Rights Group, with the support the Permanent Mission of the...

GENEVA (30 August 2021) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) call on the Taliban to honour their pledge...

العربية | Français | Español International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 30 August 2021 GENEVA (27 August 2021) – States should further recognize the connection between enforced...

العربية GENEVA / TRIPOLI (27 August 2021) – The Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya concluded on Thursday 26 August a 4-day visit to Tripoli during which they had high-level talks with Libyan...

​Español GENEVA (26 August 2021) — The trials of former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón in the Franco and Gürtel cases were arbitrary and did not comply with the principles of judicial independence and...