From July to October 2023, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is holding online regional consultations to seek comments and discuss on its draft general recommendation No. 37 on...

In response to press queries We are concerned by the killing of a 17-year-old of North African descent by police in France on Tuesday. We note that an investigation has been launched into alleged...

Born in the Balkans in 80's and raised amidst war in the 90's, Milan Markovic saw first had deprivation and discrimination. He says, "keep doing the simple stuff that contributes to the human rights...

GENEVA (23 June 2023) – A UN expert group on discrimination against women and girls will conduct its first official visit to Malta from 26 June to 7 July 2023. During the visit, the experts will...

More than four decades after its adoption, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women remains an essential and ambitious guide for achieving gender equality across...

GENEVA (19 June 2023) – Relentless edicts issued by the Taliban since taking power in Afghanistan in August 2021 have severely restricted the rights of women and girls and suffocated every dimension...

Distinguished President, Your Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, Let me start by bidding a special welcome to the Afghan women and girls participating in today’s dialogue and to those joining us...

The detention by the de facto authorities in Sana’a (a.k.a Huthis or Ansar Allah) of a group of followers of the minority Baha’i faith and a subsequent sermon by Shamseddin Sharafeddin, the Mufti in...

In its resolution 48/7, the Human Rights Council decided to convene, at its fifty-first session, a panel discussion on the negative impact of the legacies of colonialism on the enjoyment of human rights. During the panel discussion, which was held on 28 September 2022 in a hybrid format with virtual and in-person participation, panellists and speakers highlighted the impact of the legacies of colonialism on human rights, identified challenges in addressing this issue, and pointed to ways forward.