The Criminalisation of Healthcare Violence against healthcare workers is not a new phenomenon, but has gained increasing visibility in recent years. Just two years ago, we celebrated the passage of...

GENEVA, 20 June 2018 – Following the end of the longest running siege in modern history, lasting more than five years, the UN Commission of Inquiry has condemned this method of warfare in Syria as...

Ukrainian version 20 June 2018 Introduction A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) concluded a ten-day official visit to Ukraine. The visit...

Russian | Ukrainian version GENEVA / KYIV (20 June 2018) – Ukraine should provide for an adequate legal and institutional framework with appropriate oversight to prevent and punish enforced...

GENEVA (20 June 2018) – Hungary’s move to make homelessness a crime is cruel and incompatible with international human rights law, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing said. In...

Before proceeding, I wish to refer to a matter relating to the operation of the Council. As you likely have heard by now, the United States of America announced last night at 11:00 pm Geneva time...

GENEVA (20 June 2018) – States around the world must act urgently to introduce new legislation to stamp out online and information and communications technology (ICT) facilitated violence against...

Human Rights Council MORNING 20 June 2018 Council Hears Statement by its President Responding to the United States’ Decision to Withdraw its Membership from the Council, and Addresses by the President...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 20 June 2018 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Dubravka Šimonoviæ, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 20 June 2018 The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of reports by Ivana Radaèiæ, Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the issue of...