GENEVA (30 November 2023) – Human rights and those who defend them must be at the forefront of the COP28 summit which begins today in the United Arab Emirates, a UN expert said today. “There have been...

Twenty-five years ago the General Assembly recognised the right to defend human rights – a right that flows from and builds on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration on human...

Dear Chairpersons, Distinguished Members of the European Parliament, Dear participants, It is an honour to be able to address you for the second time this year. I am grateful that you have dedicated...

This chart shows the current status of national institutions accredited by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions.

GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, will conduct an official visit to Algeria from 26 November to 5 December 2023. The...

Non-official UN languages: Portuguese Português (Word) GENEVA (24 November 2023) – Members of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of...

YEREVAN (24 November 2024) – A UN human rights expert today urged Armenia to establish comprehensive transitional justice mechanisms to address human rights violations committed in the context of...

GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will conduct an official visit to the Bahamas from 27 November to 8 December 2023 to assess the situation of detention in the...

GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy Ana Brian Nougrères will visit Mauritius from 27 November to 4 December. The expert will examine privacy issues in...

GENEVA (24 November 2023) – UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, will conduct an official visit to Central African Republic from 24 to 30...