The present report examines the design and application of measures in the area of truth, justice, reparation, memorialization and guarantees of non-recurrence to address gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed in colonial contexts.

GENEVA (19 July 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed their utmost concern for the situation of human rights defenders in Myanmar, and called for a stronger international response to the...

Español GENEVA (16 July 2021) – With numerous protesters reportedly detained in Cuba since Sunday, including some held incommunicado, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on...

16 July 2021 Greetings, and thank you for organizing this important event. The rule of law is central safeguarding human rights, and ensuring sustainable and lasting peace. Victims of human rights...

GENEVA (15 July 2021) - The death in custody of Catholic priest Stan Swamy, a renowned human rights and social justice advocate for over four decades, will forever remain a stain on India’s human...

GENEVA (15 July 2021) – A UN expert today expressed dismay at the continued widespread arrest and extended pre-trial detention of human rights defenders in Egypt, saying activists have been detained...

Human Rights Council 11 March 2021 Geneva Monsieur le Président du Conseil des Droits de l´Homme We are on the cusp of the 11th grim year of the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic. With the...

Collette Flanagan founded Mothers Against Police Brutality (MAPB) after her son, Clinton Allen, was shot to death by a Dallas police officer in March 2013. She continuous to search for truth and...

The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabián Salvioli, presents his report on accountability with a view to the prosecution and punishment of gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law in the context of transitional justice processes.