GENEVA (26 November 2018) – The voices of minorities from around the world will be the focus of the 11th United Nations Forum on Minority Issues to be held in Geneva on 29-30 November. Guided by the...

7th Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 26 November 2018 Distinguished Chair, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends...

Arabic | French GENEVA (26 November 2018) – The UN Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances* says a new law against enforced disappearances in Lebanon can be a major breakthrough, and...

Spanish Article 17: Right to Own Property Australia’s aboriginal people have no written language, so they pass their heritage along through ceremonies and story-telling. As elders recite, others often...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 26 November 2018 Distinguished President of the Council, Director-General Moller, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, I’d like to...

Spanish Article 16: Right to Marry and to Found a Family Most of the 30 Articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) begin with gender-free language: "Everyone," "All" or "No One. But...

Summary In this report, the Special Rapporteur aims to recall the broad range of international legal obligations arising from the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment; examine the legal...

Spanish Article 15: Right to Nationality On the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital, Ho Chi Minh City, an elderly man revealed his most fervent wish: “just one simple hope – that when I died I could...

End the global epidemic of femicide (# NiUnaMenos ) and support women speaking up against violence against women ( #MeToo ) GENEVA (24 November 2018) – Ahead of the International Day for the...