In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, sheds light on who is seen as a victim of violence, with emphasis on the violence experienced by women, children and non-binary people and on conflict-related sexual violence and structural violence.

The UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) , adopted by the Secretary General in 2019, provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars...

GENEVA (20 May 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* has urged States to ensure that ongoing multilateral negotiations on a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and recovery is...

The Committee considered the initial report of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela1 at its 562nd, 564th and 566th meetings2 , held in a hybrid mode on 11, 14 and 15 March 2022. It adopted the present...

We are deeply alarmed by the imminent execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran of Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic Ahmedreza Djalali and urgently call on the Iranian authorities to halt the...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to sixth periodic report of Cuba, with Committee Experts commending Cuba’s healthcare system, and...

GENEVA (12 May 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and said its continued use of capital...

In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolution 47/14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends action necessary to achieve the societal enabler targets adopted by the General Assembly in its Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030: removing punitive legal and policy frameworks; reducing stigma and discrimination; and addressing gender inequalities and gender - based violence.

Portuguese (PDF) LUANDA (10 May 2022) – “I welcome the commitment made by the government of Angola to actively engage with the international human rights system and to eliminate leprosy-related...

The Ugandan Government has recognised albinism as a disability. This has has led to the development of a national action plan. The plan, developed with the assistance of UN Human Rights, provides...