Remarks by High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein 20 September 2017 Prime Minister Muscat, Vice-President Chacón, Deputy Prime Minister De Croo, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Next year the...

21 September 2017 Introduction The Special Rapporteur would like to thank the government of Malaysia for extending an invitation to her to visit this great and diverse country. She was deeply...

Remarks by Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Thank you so much for joining this ground-breaking workshop - the first-ever to directly consider the intersections between...

MORNING GENEVA (21 September 2017) - The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Bahrain, Ecuador and Tunisia. Abdulla Bin Faisal Aldoseri, Assistant...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein 21 September 2017 Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Humanity has, throughout history, found comfort and guidance in religious...

GENEVA (21 September 2017) - The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded the review of the fourth periodic report of the Republic of Korea on measures taken to...

MIDDAY GENEVA (21 September 2017) - The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Morocco, Indonesia and Finland. Mustafa Ramid, State Minister...

AFTERNOON GENEVA (21 September 2017) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom, India and Brazil. Julian Braithwaite...

GENEVA (21 September 2017) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador, announced today the appointment of Andrew Clapham of the United...