30 November 2017 Mister Chairperson, High Commissioner, Distinguished delegates and participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the President of the Human Rights Council, it is a great pleasure...

Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein 30 November 2017 Minister Baeriswyl, Honorary Chair, Distinguished panellists, Excellencies, Colleagues, friends...

Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein 30 November 2017 Dr Baumann-Pauly, Dear students, I'm very glad to be here today, because I feel strongly that...

Statement marking anniversary of UN Declaration on Right to Development GENEVA (30 November 2017) – A group of UN human rights specialists* have issued an urgent call for action to ensure a future...

GENEVA (30 November 2017) –The Government of Libya must take urgent action to end the country’s trade in enslaved people, UN human rights experts* have said, after shocking images showing an auction...

French GENEVA (30 November 2017) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Koumbou Boly Barry, will visit Côte d’Ivoire from 4 to 11 December 2017 to gather first-hand information on the...