Video message by United Nations Human Rights 30 October 2020 Colleagues, Friends, I am pleased to join you in such an important dialogue. The challenges before us are diverse, complex and shared by...

Seventy-five session of the General Assembly Agenda item 72 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights New York 29 October 2020 Madam Chair, Excellencies and Delegates, Distinguished persons, I...

Español 29 October 2020 Greetings. Thank you for inviting me to speak to this audience at this very challenging moment for every country. We are facing a global pandemic, climate catastrophes and –...

New York (29 October 2020) – Widespread use of contact tracing technology to fight the COVID-19 pandemic has led to almost incessant and omnipresent surveillance in some parts of the world, a UN...

Statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 29 October 2020, 16:00-17:00 Colleagues, friends, I thank Göttingen University for organizing this seminar. It is...

This year, we have faced – and will continue to face for the foreseeable future - an unprecedented global challenge, as the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities prevalent in all...

NEW YORK (28 October 2020) – The second wave of COVID-19 now hitting many countries has increased the risk of exploitation of women, children, migrants and other vulnerable people, a UN expert told...

NEW YORK (26 October 2020) – A UN human rights expert warned of a looming debt crisis for some low and middle income countries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and urged States and international...

NEW YORK (23 October 2020) – Scholars and academic institutions must be given the freedom to pursue and disseminate knowledge without harassment, repression, threats and attacks by state or non-state...

NEW YORK (21 October 2020) – During the COVID-19 pandemic, having no home, lacking access to water and sanitation, or living in overcrowded housing, has regrettably become like a ‘death sentence,’...