GENEVA (28 March 2019) – A UN human rights expert said Saudi Arabia’s closed-door trials of those accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi have thus far fallen short of meeting international...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the Establishment of the human rights compliance framework 28 March 2019 Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, I thank France...

Italian GENEVA (27 March 2019) — Italy violated a woman’s human right to health after laws around fertility treatment led her to undergo a forced pregnancy, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and...

GENEVA (27 March 2019) — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that a newspaper article quoting a senior Sri Lankan official "seriously misrepresents" her discussion...

GENEVA (27 March 2019) - The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Cuba on the measures taken to implement the provisions of the...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet , United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Tokyo, 23 March 2019 Prime Minister Abe, Mrs. Abe, Distinguished co-Chairs, Dear Gabriela, Vice-President Michetti...

GENEVA (26 March 2019) – UN human rights experts have condemned the “egregious” business practices of giant private equity and investment firms which are scooping up low income and affordable homes...

Spanish GENEVA (26 March 2019) – A UN human rights expert expressed grave concern at the further five-year jail sentence handed down against Venezuelan Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni, condemning it as...

GENEVA (26 March 2019) —The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) will meet in Geneva from 1 to 12 April to review Albania, Guatemala...