Children’s rights: UN Committee to review Benin, El Salvador, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mauritania, Niger, and Saudi Arabia and to hold a Day of General Discussion GENEVA (13 September 2018) –...

MIDDAY Hears Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia GENEVA (13 September 2018) - The Human Rights Council today concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on...

Spanish GENEVA (13 September 2018) – UN human rights experts* welcome the adoption of the landmark Escazú agreement and are now urging States in Latin America and the Caribbean to sign and ratify as...

GENEVA (13 September 2018) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, Clement Nyaletsossi Voulé, will conduct an official visit to Tunisia from 17 to 28...

GENEVA (13 September 2018) - The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon commemorated the International Day of Sign Languages by holding a discussion in which participants...

GENEVA (13 September 2018) - The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded today its consideration of the initial report of the Philippines on the efforts to implement its...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 13 September 2018 I have been looking forward to this meeting. It is a great pleasure to embark on what I hope will be close...

AFTERNOON GENEVA (14 September 2018) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 39th Session of the Human Rights Council Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, A warm welcome to all as we mark the 70th...