Committee on the Rights of the Child Background The extent and magnitude of the triple planetary crisis, comprising the climate emergency, the collapse of biodiversity and pervasive pollution, is an...

GENEVA (17 August 2023) – UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern about new legislation that appears to eliminate minority language education. “Recent legislative amendments appear to...

The eighth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development will take place in Palais des Nations, in Geneva, from Monday, 30 th October to Wednesday, 1 st November 2023, 10am to 1pm and...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined first and second report of Malawi on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...

There is no doubt that cybercrime needs to be addressed and regulated head-on. However, we have serious concerns about a new cybercrime law that is shortly due to take effect in Jordan. The new law...

Today marks two years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The High Commissioner reminds the de facto authorities that Afghanistan, as a State, has obligations under international law to respect...

GENEVA (15 August 2023) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said today the “disastrous, senseless” war in Sudan – borne out of a wanton drive for power – has resulted in thousands...

Date: 14 August 2023 1 Civilian casualties from 1 to 13 August 2023 From 1 to 13 August 2023, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 258 civilian casualties in Ukraine...

GENEVA (14 August 2023) – Two years after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban continues to violate many human rights including implementing a system of total discrimination, exclusion and...