In the report, the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights provides an overview and assessment of the notion, characteristics and legal status of unilateral sanctions.

We are closely following developments in Sri Lanka where in the past few days the authorities announced a state of emergency and other restrictions in response to mass protests against the country’s...

MOGADISHU/GENEVA (5 April 2022) – The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia has urged the central government to improve health care services, end child marriage and ensure...

Greetings to all. Thank you to Hunter College for hosting this vital conference. I am honoured to participate. Today, the world faces an array of intersecting crises that seemingly show no end. A...

Date: 4 April 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 3 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

I am horrified by the images of civilians lying dead on the streets and in improvised graves in the town of Bucha in Ukraine. Reports emerging from this and other areas raise serious and disturbing...

Date: 3 April 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 2 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

Date: 2 April 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 1 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

Council establishes a Commission of Inquiry on the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine and a group of human rights experts on Nicaragua, renews 10 mandates and appoints 11 mandate holders...