International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - Saturday 9 August 2014 GENEVA (9 August 2014) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli...

New York, 8 August 2014 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you again on the human rights situation in Ukraine. On 28 July, OHCHR...

The report contains an analysis of ways and means to promote and protect the human rights of migrant children, including unaccompanied children or those separated from their families, with a focus on the risks faced by adolescents.

BACKGROUND RELEASE 7 August 2014 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its thirteenth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 11 to 15 August 2014. During the session, the...

BACKGROUND RELEASE 7 August 2014 Committee to Review the Situation in El Salvador, United States, Peru, Cameron, Iraq, Japan and Estonia The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will...

PHNOM PENH (7 August 2014) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Cambodia continue to face abuse and discrimination at home, at school, in the workplace and in the media. LGBT...

Summary The present report explores how national action plans on business and human rights may be employed to implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United...

GENEVA (6 August 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed profound regret that Japan has failed to pursue a comprehensive, impartial and lasting resolution of...