Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 11 December 2020 Excellencies, Colleagues, Greetings. In a very challenging context for human rights, the Global Alliance for...

In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, analyses the situation of the killing of human rights defenders. The Special Rapporteur raises the alarm about the prevalence of killings in many parts of the world, and considers the issue of death threats that often precede the killing of human rights defenders. The report includes examples of threats to and killings of human rights defenders.

10 December 2020 Today, as we mark Human Rights Day across the world, I join the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in commemorating 25 years of peace in their country. As we face the devastation of the...

GENEVA (10 December 2020) – A UN human rights expert today released a series of guidelines to ensure that humanitarian assistance - including medicine, medical equipment, food and other essential...