Fifteen years ago, a peace deal brought an end to the bitter 10-year conflict in Nepal that left over 13,000 people - mainly civilians – dead. During the conflict, gross human rights violations were...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed her deep concern about political violence in Honduras, which has already claimed 29 lives, and called on the authorities to...

Excellencies, Friends, I am delighted to participate in this event hosted by the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Alliance Ministers' Forum. Today we commemorate and reflect upon the 1981...

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to eighth periodic report of Thailand, during which its Experts raised questions...

Chair Rapporteur of the Working Group, Distinguished representatives, Excellencies, Friends and colleagues, It is my honour and privilege to address you on this occasion on behalf of the Expert...

Hungary’s interventions in the media sector over the past decade could create risks for human rights in the upcoming elections, the UN expert on freedom of opinion and expression said at the end of an...

UN human rights experts* today urged China to immediately release imprisoned citizen journalist and woman human rights defender Zhang Zhan on humanitarian grounds, saying her health is deteriorating...

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, will visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 25 November to 2 December. This is the first visit of the Special...