BANJUL/GENEVA/VIENNA/WASHINGTON D.C./NEW YORK CITY (2 MAY 2023) – Commemorating the 30 th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day and the 75 th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...

I ended a two-day visit to Addis Ababa today, following valuable engagement with the African Union on enhancing the UN Human Rights Office’s partnership with them. African Union Commission Chairperson...

Freedom of expression is not just a fundamental human right, it is the lifeblood that nourishes healthy and vibrant societies. Without freedom of expression, we cannot challenge injustice, spark...

April 2023 From 1 to 30 April 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 665 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 169 killed (72 men, 60 women, 6 girls, 5 boys, as well...

Tuesday, 2 May 2023 at 14:15, at the UN General Assembly Hall, New York Distinguished speakers, Excellencies, Dear participants, Thank you for inviting me and for engaging the Human Rights Council. I...

The report offers a set of rationales for undertaking the revisions made to the draft text, sets out the process adopted for preparing a revised draft declaration, offers an exposition on the nature of the main revisions incorporated in the new draft, reiterates the case for its adoption or endorsement by the Human Rights Council and offers some conclusions and recommendations.

GENEVA (2 May 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, will visit Chile from 3 to 12 May 2023. The visit will be Boyd’s first to a country in Latin America...

GENEVA (02 May 2023) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has expressed alarm at the overcrowding in Madagascar’s prison facilities, which it observed during its first visit to the country....

GENEVA (2 May 2023) – Barbados’ human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Friday, 5 May 2023, in a...

Luxembourgish (PDF) German (PDF) GENEVA (1 May 2023) – Luxembourg’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth...