Secretary-General’s Report on Reprisals: the United Nations Cannot Tolerate that Those Who Bring Critical Perspectives to the United Nations Are Silenced and More Needs to Be Done 28 September 2021...

International Safe Abortion Day 28 September 2021 On the International Safe Abortion Day, a group of UN experts* stress that abortion is essential health care and a human right. Denial of access to...

28 September 2021 Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual panel discussion on the rights...

28 September 2021 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Rwanda on its...

28 September 2021 Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the Impact of State COVID-19 Recovery Measures Is Disproportionately and Negatively Affecting Indigenous Peoples The Human...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 28 September 2021 Vice President of the Council, Distinguished panellists, Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, The magnitude and...

MORNING 27 September 2021 The Human Rights Council this morning continued its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. In addition to alleging violations of...

Español Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet Geneva, 27 September 2021 Excellencies, Distinguished participants, One of the many lessons we have learned...

27 September 2021 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventieth session, hearing opening remarks from Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and...