GENEVA (21 January 2020) – In its first ruling on a complaint by an individual seeking asylum from the effects of climate change, the UN Human Rights Committee* has stated that countries may not...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 21 January 2020 Subject: Lebanon We are concerned by the increasing number of violent clashes between...

Portuguese version GENEVA (21 January 2020) – Guinea-Bissau'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...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 21 January 2020 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Belarus on how...

GENEVA (20 January 2020) – Kenya'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 Thursday, 23 January 2020...

GENEVA (19 January 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is to undertake a five-day official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the invitation of the...

Armenian GENEVA (20 January 2020) – Armenia'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 Thursday, 23...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 20 January 2020 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its eighty-third session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. The Committee adopted its...