30 August 2018 Winston Churchill famously claimed that of all human qualities, courage was the most esteemed, because it guaranteed all others. He was right. Courage—moral courage—is the companion of...

Spanish GENEVA (29 August 2018) – Urgent action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Nicaragua, where the level of persecution is such that many of those who participated in the protests...

21 August 2018 Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director UN Women, Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and Tawanda Mutasah, Amnesty International Senior Director call on the...

18 August 2018 “I am grief-stricken over the death of Kofi Annan. Kofi was humanity’s best example, the epitome, of human decency and grace. In a world now filled with leaders who are anything but...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 17 August 2018 1. Cambodia elections We are concerned about the human rights environment around the...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein 16 August 2018 My dear colleagues, We are here to honour the memory of our 22 co-workers who 15 years ago lost their lives in...

Humanitarian crises -- including man-made conflicts, natural disasters and pandemics -- often result in or exacerbate human rights concerns. In addition, deteriorating human rights situations may...