22 June 2021 Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and Concludes its Interactive Discussion with the High Commissioner on her...

GENEVA (21 June 2021) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the continued imprisonment of woman human rights defender and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, and called for her immediate release. “Nasrin...

Introduction by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 21 June 2021 Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Over a year ago now, billions of people in the planet had...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 21 June 2021 Secretary-General Santos, Mr Pesce, Colleagues and friends, I'm very glad to have this opportunity to speak with this...

GENEVA (21 June 2021) – UN human rights experts* urged the Holy See to take all necessary measures to stop and prevent the recurrence of violence and sexual abuse against children in Catholic...

GENEVA (21 June 2021) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold a day of general discussion online on 24 June to discuss the rights of indigenous women...

21 June 2021 Morning The Human Rights Council this morning opened its forty-seventh regular session, hearing from Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Council, and Michelle Bachelet, United Nations...

Video Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 21 June 2021 Dear friends, As United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and as one of the Leaders of the...

21 June 2021 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today opened its online seventy-ninth session, hearing a statement by Simon Walker Representative of the Secretary-General...