Publication of the 2022 edition of the Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Excellencies...

Geneva- 29 June 2022 - The Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya uncovers further evidence of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and gross human rights violations in its comprehensive...

GENEVA (29 July 2022) – The human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate dangerously, engulfing the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN expert warned today. Presenting...

Monsieur le Président du Conseil des Droits de l´Homme, Excellences, Despite waning attention, there is a war raging in Syria. When I addressed you in March I reported “significant levels of violence”...

“Some of us will die, some of us will live to suffer…We are poor. We’ve been left here to die.” These are the words of Zakir Hussain, a homeless Indian man as he lined up outside a shelter soon after...

This revised edition from the original 2004 version strengthens the widely recognized and highly valued Istanbul Protocol on the effective investigation into and documentation of torture and ill...

Distinguished President, Excellencies, I am pleased to present my report which provides an overview of the latest human rights developments in Venezuela and an assessment of the implementation of...

GENEVA (29 June 2022) – Time is running out to save Myanmar’s stricken generation, the UN Child Rights Committee warned today, urging the international community to take swift action to protect the...