Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 24 June 2019 Distinguished President of the Council, Your Excellencies, President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria and President...

Video Video statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 24 June 2019 I would like to warmly welcome you to this joint OHCHR-IPU workshop. And please allow me to say how...

GENEVA (24 June 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, will present her findings into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to...

Kyrgyz | Tajik GENEVA (21 June 2019) – The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will visit Kyrgyzstan between 25 - 30 June and Tajikistan between 30 June - 5 July. The experts...

GENEVA (24 June 2019) – A UN expert says the Canadian Government has set a global example with a new housing policy that embraces human rights as the most effective framework to address homelessness...

GENEVA / AMMAN (24 June 2019) – A United Nations committee* notes with deep concern the continued degradation of the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – Gaza and the West...

MORNING Presidents of Bulgaria and of the Marshall Islands, and Dignitaries from Armenia, Somalia, Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, and Norway Address the Council GENEVA (24 June 2019) - The Human...

GENEVA (24 June 2019) – A UN human rights expert has urged States to examine factors affecting mental health as part of their obligations to protect and promote the right to health. As well as access...

MIDDAY GENEVA (24 June 2019) - The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based...