GENEVA (4 November 2020) – The United States’ human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Monday, 9...

GENEVA (3 November 2020) – The Nigerian government must set up a credible, independent inquiry into the recent illegal killings of at least 12 peaceful protestors by soldiers, UN human rights experts*...

български език Bulgarian GENEVA (3 November 2020) – Bulgaria's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on...

GENEVA (2 November 2020) – Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council today criticised Belarus for persecuting women human rights defenders in the context of the mass protests taking...

Statement by Mr. Chris Kwaja Chairperson-Rapporteur 75th session of the General Assembly Third Committee Item 73 New York, 2 November 2020 Mr. President, Distinguished delegates, I am honoured to...

GENEVA (02 November) – Myanmar’s government and its military, the Tatmadaw, should stop persecuting opposition supporters, including journalists and student protestors, ahead of the general election...

GENEVA (2 November 2020) – In a world where more than two billion people are deprived of access to water and sanitation, the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the vital importance of guaranteeing this...

GENEVA (2 November 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today expressed alarm at continuing indiscriminate attacks in populated areas in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh...

GENEVA (2 November 2020) - On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnès...