We are deeply alarmed by the imminent execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran of Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic Ahmedreza Djalali and urgently call on the Iranian authorities to halt the...

We are deeply concerned about the likely human rights impact of the first officially reported outbreak of COVID-19 in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and the subsequent lockdown...

In the present report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights assesses the human rights situation in Colombia in 2021, the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Peace Agreement

GENEVA (17 May 2022) – The 100,000 officially registered disappearances in Mexico illustrate a long-standing pattern of impunity in the country, indicating the tragedy continues daily, UN human rights...

GENEVA (17 May 2022) ­­– UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the Mexican authorities to step up efforts to ensure truth and justice for victims of...

GENEVA (16 May 2022) – On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a group of UN and regional human rights experts urged governments to ensure that lesbian...

This report, to be presented at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2022, examines key global trends that seriously impede the protection of human rightsin the context of peaceful protestsin crisissituations. They include stigmatization, abuse of emergency measures, militarization and use of unlawful force to stifle peaceful protests, compounded by endemic impunity for serious violations.

Good afternoon, Excellencies and colleagues. I would like to thank the Governments of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the Universal Rights Group, and the Permanent Missions of Fiji, Iceland, Marshall...

NEW YORK (20 October 2021) Thank you, Mr. President. Distinguished delegates, colleagues, Our planet is polluted by plastics containing chemicals that are seriously harmful to people and the...

Date: 16 May 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 15 May 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...