Spanish Safe abortions for all women who need them - not just the rich, say UN experts GENEVA (27 September 2017) – Speaking ahead of International Safe Abortion Day, a group of United Nations human...

Human Rights Council MORNING 27 September 2017 Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with...

​Mongolian ULAANBAATAR / GENEVA (27 September 2017) – Mongolia needs to step up its action to protect the environment, including tackling the severe impacts of mining and coal-burning, a United...

GENEVA (26 September 2017) – Seven UN experts* have joined together to call on the Government of Myanmar to stop all violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community and halt the ongoing...

Human Rights Council MORNING 26 September 2017 Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue...

racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance on the full enjoyment of all human rights by women and girls Addresses by Ms. Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner...

GENEVA (26 September 2017) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, has called on the authorities to do more to protect human rights in the country. In a...

36th session of the Human Rights Council Statement by Ms. Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva, 26 September 2017 Salle XX, Palais des Nations Mr. President...

36th session of the Human Rights Council Statement by Ms. Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva, 26 September 2017 Salle XX, Palais des Nations Excellencies...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 26 September 2017 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Russia on...