GENEVA (14 December) – The United Arab Emirates had opened fresh trials against human rights defenders, who were already due to be released, while it was hosting COP28, a UN expert said today. “I...

GENEVA (14 December 2023) – UN experts* today called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza to protect the rights and futures of women and girls in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. “We are...

MANILA/GENEVA (14 December 2023) - The UN torture prevention experts today concluded their second visit to the Philippines by calling for the urgent designation of a national torture prevention body....

GENEVA (13 December 2023) – All parties involved in the armed clashes in Gaza must refrain from all actions that endanger the lives and security of civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory...

Human Rights Council Elects Four Vice Presidents for 2024 Bureau Postpones Election of its President for Next Year to January 2024 Geneva (8 December 2023) The Human Rights Council, during an...

Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, First, my thanks to all of you. It is incredible what you have done: our panellists; our participants, ranging from Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers...

GENEVA (12 December 2023) – On the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, global leaders must recommit to the principles of human rights, UN experts said today. They issued the...

40th Anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees Towards a New Declaration and a Ten-Year Plan of Action for Protection and Solutions (2024-2034): A Latin American and Caribbean Contribution...

To ensure that youth engagement is at the core of the Human Rights 75 initiative, OHCHR created a Youth Advisory Group of 12 young human rights defenders from different regions, who were tasked to...