Welcome to the United Nations 
OHCHR 
Select
Select
FILTERS APPLIED:
Showing 1 - 10 of 256 results
End of the mandate statement by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Content Category
English
Published Date
30 April 2021 Today I finish my six-year tenure as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia. On 1 May 2021, Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn takes over the mandate. The...
Belgium’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Content Category
English
Published Date
Français | Dutch GENEVA (30 April 2021) – Belgium’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday...
Press briefing notes on Chad
Content Category
English
Published Date
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 30 April 2021 We are deeply disturbed by the apparently disproportionate use of force – including the...
Press briefing notes on Bahrain
Content Category
English
Published Date
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 30 April 2021 We are disturbed by the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force by police special...
Paraguay’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Content Category
English
Published Date
Español GENEVA (30 April 2021) – Paraguay’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday, 5 May...
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination closes one hundred and third session after adopting concluding observations on the report of Belgium and a Statement on the rise of racial discrimination against Asians and People of Asian Descent
Content Category
English
Published Date
30 April 2021 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its virtual one hundred and third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations...
Mongolia: New law to protect human rights defenders
English
Published Date
Thumbnail Feature Image
Mongolia has recently adopted a new law for human rights defenders, the first of its kind in Asia. Paving the way for other countries in the region, the milestone law aims to protect and encourage their critical voices and actions.
Mozambique’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Content Category
English
Published Date
Portuguese version GENEVA (29 April 2021) – Mozambique’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on...
Estonia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Content Category
English
Published Date
GENEVA (29 April 2021) – Estonia’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 4 May 2021 in a...