العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Video Message by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner to Human Rights 11 September 2020 Thank you for inviting me to speak on this vitally important...

Français | Español GENEVA (11 September 2020) – The UN’s independent expert on extreme poverty said in a report published today that while governments have adopted more than 1,400 social protection...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 11 September 2020 Since 31 July, when prominent trade unionist Rong Chhun was arrested at his home...

Français GENEVA (11 September 2020) – Switzerland’s draft anti-terrorism legislation violates international human rights standards by expanding the definition of terrorism, and would set a dangerous...

Summary This report focuses on measures taken by States to ensure criminal accountability for human rights abuses committed by terrorist groups1 and human rights violations committed in the context of...

العربية GENEVA / BEIRUT (9 September 2020) – After six unremitting years of armed conflict, all parties continue to show no regard for international law or the lives, dignity, and rights of people in...

GENEVA (8 September 2020) - Indigenous peoples in Asia are facing massive displacement, the destruction of their environment and rising poverty due to land-grabbing, says a UN human rights expert....

7 September 2020 The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-fifth regular session from 14 September to 6 October 2020 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. At the opening of the...

Français | Русский | Español GENEVA (8 September 2020) – Welcoming the news that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has emerged from his coma in a Berlin hospital, the UN High Commissioner for...