AFTERNOON GENEVA (26 February 2018) - The Human Rights Council held its annual high-level panel discussion on mainstreaming human rights this afternoon with a focus on the promotion and protection of...

37th session of the Human Rights Council Statement by Deputy High Commissioner Kate Gilmore 26 February 2018 Excellencies, Through the UDHR, officially for seven decades now, the world community has...

37th session of the Human Rights Council Statement by Deputy High Commissioner Kate Gilmore 26 February 2018 There is a long-standing association between international sport and human rights. The IOC...

Spanish GENEVA/MADRID (26 February 2018) – A state of invisibility coupled with everyday racial discrimination faced by people of African descent exacerbates their suffering and hinders their...

GENEVA (23 February 2018) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the fifth periodic report of Fiji on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention...

ROUNDUP GENEVA (23 February 2018) - The Advisory Committee is a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). It was established in 2008...