In the report, the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights provides an overview and assessment of the notion, characteristics and legal status of unilateral sanctions.

In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education addresses the risks and opportunities of the digitalization of education for the right to education.

Greetings to all. Thank you to the World Health Organization for inviting UN Human Rights to take part in the launch and rollout of this vital e-training. It is an honour to participate. Today’s...

GENEVA (12 April 2022) - Public agents and organised crime are responsible for Mexico’s soaring numbers of enforced disappearance, the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances said in findings...

GENEVA (12 April 2022) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances today issued its findings on Greece and Niger after reviewing the countries in its latest session. The findings contain the...

Excellencies, friends, colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to join this important discussion today. As you all know, on 8 October 2021, the UN Human Rights Council adopted resolution 48/13...

GENEVA (12 April 2022) - The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) today issued its findings on Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Paraguay, after reviewing the countries during its latest session. The...

Date: 12 April 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 11 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

NICOSIA/GENEVA (12 April 2022): “Faster progress is needed to fulfil the rights of relatives of the missing in Cyprus,” a delegation* of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances...

SAO PAULO (11 April 2022) – A UN expert today expressed concerns about restrictions on Brazilians’ rights to full and active social and political participation, and the appalling levels of violence...