GENEVA (16 October 2019) – A digital tool used by the Netherlands to detect welfare fraud discriminates against the poorest members of society and undermines the rights to privacy and social security...

Human Rights Committee 16 October 2019 Experts also Discuss Hate-driven Speech and the Rise of Extreme Right-wing Parties; Detention of Migrants, including Children; Police Violence against Refugees...

New York, 15 October 2019 Comments by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, at OHCHR side event [watch video recording of the event here ] Thank you for participating today in...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 15 October 2019 Subject: Syria Syria Since the Turkish military offensive began on 9 October, we have...

Spokesperson fro the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date : 11 October 2019 Subject: Bahamas Bahamas We are concerned about the deportation of 112 Haitian...

Human Rights Committee 15 October 2019 The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Senegal on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil...

15 October 2019 Your Excellency, President of the General Assembly, Distinguished Chairperson, Excellencies, Colleagues, I am honoured to present the report of my Office A/74/36 pursuant to General...