The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon was briefed by representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution on the...

The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel...

Global Digital Compact Deep-dive on Human Rights Online Statement by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Delivered by Ilze Brands-Kehris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-third session, during which it will review reports on the efforts to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of...

In the present report, the Working Group assesses the situation of women’s and girls’ human rights, noting achievements, challenges, and pathways to progress. The assessment is made in the context of the State’s current legal, institutional and policy framework for promoting gender equality and the participation and empowerment of women in family, economic, social, political and public life, paying particular attention to women who experience intersecting forms of discrimination.

Date: 8 May 2023 1 From 24 February 2022, which marked the start of the large-scale armed attack by the Russian Federation, to 7 May 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its eighty-fifth session, hearing a statement from a representative of the Secretary-General, and adopting its...

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan” on Thursday, 11 May. The session will start at 10 a.m. in...

GENEVA (8 May 2023) – Slavery by descent and the resulting violence perpetrated by so-called ‘nobles’ or ‘masters’ against people born into slavery persisted in Mali, UN experts said today, urging...