MORNING GENEVA (25 June 2018) - The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Anita Ramasastry, Chair of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and...

Address by United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Kate Gilmore 38th session of the Human Rights Council 25 June 2018 Mr. President, Members of the Human Rights Council...

GENEVA (25 June 2018) – A UN human rights expert has criticised Poland’s efforts to reform the judiciary, saying the Government is planning a clear-out of senior judges to be replaced by magistrates...

MIDDAY Deputy High Commissioner Presents 14 Thematic Reports by the Secretary-General, and by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office GENEVA (25 June 2018) - The Human Rights Council in...

AFTERNOON GENEVE (25 June 2018) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Miklós Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, after he...

Spanish GENEVA (22 June 2018) – A UN Human Rights report published on Friday spotlights the failure of Venezuelan authorities to hold accountable perpetrators of serious human rights violations that...

38th session of the Human Rights Council Geneva, 22 June 2018 Mr. President, distinguished delegates, representatives of civil society, I am presenting three reports today, one on the USA, one on...

GENEVA (22 June 2018) – Immediate actions must be taken to stop a backlash which is threatening to undermine, erode, and even roll back hard-won women’s rights around the globe, say a group of UN...