BANGUI/GENEVA (30 May 2017) – Mass killings and other serious human rights violations have been documented in an extensive UN mapping report covering the multiple conflicts in the Central African...

Statement by the High Commissioner 30 May 2017 Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, I am honoured to present to you the Annual Report of my Office for 2016. It outlines the achievements and struggles...

Statement by the High Commissioner 30 May 2017 Dear friends and colleagues, I am delighted to have this opportunity to meet with you again, and to present to you the Annual Report of my Office for...

Arabic | French GENEVA (26 May 2017) – Civilians in Syria are increasingly paying the price as counter-ISIL airstrikes escalate while ISIL cracks down on those in and around areas remaining under its...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 26 May 2017 Subject: (1) Syria, (2) Indonesia / LGBT and (3) Gaza (1) Syria Civilians in Syria are...

GENEVA (24 May 2017) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed serious concern as the mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons entered...

The revised Minnesota Protocol GENEVA (24 May 2017) – Updated guidelines for investigating unlawful killings around the world have been launched in Geneva by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...

GENEVA (22 May 2017) – The world is at a watershed moment that could lead to greater dignity for everyone throughout their lives, but only if Governments invest in the integral relationship between...

22 May 2017 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure and an honour to welcome you all today at the opening of the sixth session of the intergovernmental working...

Ramallah – 23 May 2017 - OHCHR oPt has expressed its deepest concern at three death sentences issued by a military court in Gaza on 21 May 2017. Carrying out these sentences would amount to an...