Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 6 July 2021 The eruption of violence in the Kingdom of Eswatini in recent days is deeply concerning...

GENEVA (6 July 2021) — A UN expert today criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran's practice of sentencing human rights defenders to long-term detention, and called on the Government to release all...

6 July 2021 Geneva Madame la Présidente du Conseil des Droits de l´Homme, Excellences , For over ten years the people of Syria have been ravaged by war. More recently, the pandemic and the current...

6 July 2021 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Venezuela The Human Rights Council this morning held the second part of its annual full-day...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 6 July 2021 Distinguished President, Excellencies, In recent months, the situation in Myanmar has evolved from a political crisis...

6 July 2021 Madam Minister, USG Lacroix, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, I would like to thank the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany for convening this very important high-level conference on...

6 July 2021 The Situation in Myanmar Has Escalated to a Multi-dimensional Human Rights Catastrophe, High Commissioner Warns Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an...

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 6 July 2021 Excellencies, Distinguished participants, The pandemic has set...

Summary The world is facing a global water crisis generated by the confluence of two structural flaws in the current development model: the unsustainability of the aquatic ecosystems, which damages...