Summary The Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, conducted an official visit to Zimbabwe from 18 to 28 November 2019, at the invitation of the Government. The mission’s objective was...

HC Michelle Bachelet on COVID-19: " We need to come together and continue working for the common good with conviction and determination.

HC Michelle Bachelet on COVID-19: "We need to come together and continue working for the common good with conviction and determination".

GENEVA (27 March 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday presented reports and oral updates on the situation in ten countries, as mandated by the UN Human Rights...

Spanish GENEVA (27 March 2020) – Society has a duty to exercise solidarity and better protect older persons who are bearing the lion's share of the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN human rights expert said....

GENEVA (27 March 2020) – Restrictive measures adopted worldwide to fight COVID-19 intensify the risk of domestic violence; Governments must uphold the human rights of women and children and come up...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 27 March 2020 Subject: Hungary We are following with concern developments in Hungary where the...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 27 March 2020 Subject: Ethiopia We are very concerned by the continued communications shutdown in...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 27 March 2020 Subject: Sri Lanka We are troubled by reports that the convicted perpetrator of the...