Français | Español BRUSSELS (29 January 2021) – The European Union must boldly rethink its socio-economic governance if it is to live up to its commitment to eradicate poverty, the UN Special...

Español GENEVA (29 January 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and unilateral coercive measures, Ms. Alena Douhan, will visit Venezuela from 1 to 12 February to assess the impact of...

Video message by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 29 January 2021 Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought home many lessons about the universal right to health...

Brussels, 29 January 2021 I. Introduction The European Union was built as a beacon of hope for social progress, but it is still failing too many. During my visit to the European Union, where I have...

GENEVA (28 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on Philippine authorities to drop a reportedly unwarranted murder charge against an indigenous rights defender who submitted himself to...

World Leprosy Day 31 January 2021 GENEVA (28 January 2021) – A United Nations human rights expert said today that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has failed persons affected by both leprosy and...

New UN report warns Sri Lanka is on alarming path towards recurrence of grave human rights violations. Nearly 12 years after the armed conflict in Sri Lanka ended, impunity for grave human rights...

العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Sinhala | Tamil (PDF) GENEVA (27 January 2021) – A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has...

UN experts urge renewed commitment to combat antisemitism, including Holocaust distortion and denial GENEVA (27 January 2021) – UN experts* said today States must take resolute action against rising...