Roma Holocaust Memorial Day 2 August 2021 GENEVA (30 July 2021) – Roma around the world must not be made scapegoats of politicians, or demonized and targeted on social media, Fernand de Varennes, the...

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 30 July 2021 GENEVA (29 July 2021) — A deadly combination of racism, xenophobia and gender-based discrimination means victims of human trafficking are not...

GENEVA (28 July 2021) – Killings of people with albinism have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as some people plunged into poverty turned to witchcraft in hopes of gaining quick wealth...

Español GENEVA (27 July 2021) – UN rights experts* have expressed concerns over the criminalisation, violations of due process and health rights of an indigenous human rights defender in Guatemala....

GENEVA (23 July 2021) – UN human rights* experts urged the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to defer Thailand’s bid to get a prized heritage listing for the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, saying the...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 22 July 2021 Distinguished President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Leaders of Afrodescendent communities, I am delighted...

The report assesses the attitudinal barriers that persons with albinism experience around the world.

In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, unpacks the gendered effects of ageing with a focus on the key human rights challenges and concerns of older women.

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, provides a summary of his activities and highlights the continuing work on the thematic priorities of statelessness, education and minority languages, hate speech targeting minorities on social media and the prevention of violent conflicts through the protection of the human rights of minorities, as well as the strengthening of the protection of the rights of minorities through a regional approach.

GENEVA (16 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on India to halt evictions of some 100,000 people – including 20,000 children – that began this week in the midst of monsoon rains...