NEW YORK (24 October 2023) – The entrenched shortcomings in the legal and political framework of the Islamic Republic of Iran significantly limit the ability of Iranian citizens to exercise their...

Honourable members of parliament, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to address you at the start of your General Debate on the theme of parliamentary action for peace, justice and strong...

The Human Rights 75 Initiative: A solution-oriented approach to how the UN, UN member states and non-state actors can meet current and future human rights challenges ‘75 Years on: Anchoring Solutions...

78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee New York, 24 October 2023 Excellences, Collègues, Mesdames et Messieurs, In the context of the conflict in Syria you have heard us...

GENEVA (24 October 2023) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was deeply disappointed that a referendum on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

GENEVA (23 October 2023) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called for a broad humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. He also called on the parties to the conflict to redouble efforts to...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh to tenth periodic report of Nicaragua in the absence of a delegation. Committee Experts raised...

NEW YORK (23 October 2023) – As the world emerges from the Covid-19 crisis, life has got harder for people as living standards fall, debt payments cannot be made and debt bonds and currencies are...

NEW YORK (23 October 2023) – International solidarity is a foundational principle in the promotion and protection of human rights across the world, a UN expert said today during his final presentation...

NEW YORK (23 October 2023) A UN expert* today identified systematic violations of international law from countering terrorism measures across every region unrelentingly undermine human rights and the...