Welcome Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kheris 22 April 2020 Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the launch of Global Prison Trends 2020, jointly published...

Summary Spain, the fourth largest economy in the European Union, has enjoyed consistent growth since its economic crisis, with unemployment falling, wages increasing and exports growing. However, the...

GENEVA (21 April 2020) - Ireland's attempt to improve access to welfare benefits and digital government services through its Public Services Card (PSC) is being implemented in ways that gravely...

GENEVA (21 April 2020) – Two UN human rights experts today expressed their dismay that the Islamic Republic of Iran has again violated international human rights law by executing by hanging this...

The Rabat Plan of Action suggests a high threshold for defining restrictions on freedom of expression, incitement to hatred, and for the application of article 20 of the ICCPR. It outlines a six-part...

In its resolution 38/12, the Human Rights Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on progress made in improving civil society engagement with...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers undertook an official visit to Uzbekistan from 19 to 25 September 2019. The purpose of the visit was to assess the ongoing...

As governments attempt to tackle the unprecedented public health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are deeply concerned that women and girls are suffering even more egregious...