I am pleased to address this tenth World Human Rights Cities Forum, which also marks the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju grass-roots, pro-democracy uprising. By declaring itself a human rights city...

Summary This report highlights the activities in follow-up to the implementation of the programme within the framework of the International Decade for People of African Descent.

العربية | Français | Español | Farsi فارسی Geneva (6 October 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the deteriorating situation of human...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 6 October 2020 A joint statement by the UN Human Rights Office, the UN Global Compact and the UN...

Geneva, 6 October 2020 – Since gaining independence in 2011, the brutal conflict across South Sudan has caused incalculable suffering to the civilian population, resulted in staggering levels of acute...

6 October 2020 Extends Mandates on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, Unilateral Coercive Measures, and the Promotion of Truth...

GENEVA (6 October 2020) – Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic estimated to push another 176 million people into poverty , the Human Rights Council Social Forum opens this Thursday to address...

6 October 2020 Extends Mandates on Yemen, Private Military and Security Companies, Hazardous Substances and Wastes, Burundi, Venezuela, People of African Descent and Somalia Ends Mandate of...

Opening statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. 6 October 2020 15:00hrs (GVA time) Dear Michelle Williams, Mr Guillermo Arduino, Dear participants, I am...