16 September 2020 Mr. President, distinguished delegates, representatives of civil society, fellow Rapporteurs, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I have the honour to introduce my annual thematic report...

العربية | Français GENEVA (16 September 2020) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the prison sentence handed down on appeal to an Algerian journalist and human rights defender, Khaled Drareni...

GENEVA (16 September 2020) – UN experts* today called on Iran to temporarily release human rights defenders from prison to protect them from the spread of COVID-19 in prisons. “Iranian human rights...

GENEVA (16 September 2020) – Countries need to put more resources into development both around the world and within their own countries, and need to work with communities most in need, the UN’s...

GENEVA (16 September 2020) – COVID-19 risks pushing millions of children, women and men into contemporary forms of slavery and other forms of exploitation unless governments act now to protect them, a...

Español GENEVA (16 September 2020) – The Venezuelan State must hold to account those responsible for extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and torture, and prevent...

GENEVA (16 September 2020) - The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive discussion with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences...

16 September 2020 Marta Valiñas, President of the Mission Thank you Rolando, and a warm welcome to all the journalists who are attending this press conference and everyone who is watching us over the...

15 September 2020 Mr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The year 2020 marks the tenth year since the General Assembly ( GA res 64/292 ) and the Human Rights Council ( HRC res 15/9 )...

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human...