GENEVA (21 June 2018) - UN human rights experts have backed calls for a large-scale international response to the overwhelming health care needs of people living in Gaza. They also remind Israel, as...

GENEVA/PARIS (21 June 2018) – A group of UN experts is urging States to use their trade, finance and investment incentives to promote business respect for human rights. “Now is the time for global...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein 38th session of the Human Rights Council 21 June 2018 Distinguished panellists, Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends The...

GENEVA (21 June 2018) –UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has condemned the decision by the Hungarian Parliament to pass legislation that criminalizes individuals and groups...

GENEVA (21 June 2018) – States around the world must act now to protect migrants from traffickers by putting in place innovative measures to identify as early as possible those who are at risk, says a...

Human Rights Council 38th session Geneva, 20 June 2018 Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished Representatives, Delegates and Observers, I would like to thank the Human Rights Council for this opportunity to...

Critical time to welcome refugees, says UN rights expert GENEVA (19 June 2018) – The world must act now to help those forced to leave their homes by overwhelming circumstances says a UN rights expert...

GENEVA (20 June 2018) – Ghana’s flagship policies might well stimulate the country’s economy but they won’t do much to get rid of poverty, even though that is their stated aim, says a UN human rights...