GENEVA (30 November 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk that people at the edges of society will be pushed into slavery, trafficking and/or sexual exploitation, and governments must...
On Human Rights Day, let us stand up together to demand a new social contract anchored in the realization of all human rights for everyone. To recover better, let us stand up for human rights.
The critical role of human rights defenders in holding businesses accountable for rights violations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and in its aftermath was discussed at last week’s Business and Human Rights Forum.
العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 24 November 2020 Thanks to the organisers for this initiative. I am convinced that we...
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 18 November 2020 Resistance to anti-microbial medications is one of the top 10 global public health threats , according to WHO...
GENEVA (18 November 2020) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, will examine the impact of the European Union’s policies on the eradication of poverty...
WHO, HRP, Oxford Human Rights Hub and UN Human Rights have produced a new series, “Right to a Better World” to inspire activists and practitioners in health and development to use human rights-based tactics to deliver on the SDGs, and safeguard and drive progress in the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Français | Español “COVID-19 pandemic and the human rights to water and sanitation” This year, we celebrate World Toilet Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscores the vital need to guarantee...
16 November 2020 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon opened its one hundred and second session online, hearing statements from Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil...