GENEVA (12 May 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and said its continued use of capital...

12 May 2022 On behalf of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for inviting us to this special session. I have the...

Distinguished President, Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, Greetings from Vienna, Thank you for this opportunity to update the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Ukraine. This...

In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolution 47/14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends action necessary to achieve the societal enabler targets adopted by the General Assembly in its Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030: removing punitive legal and policy frameworks; reducing stigma and discrimination; and addressing gender inequalities and gender - based violence.

GENEVA (11 May 2022) – The destructive actions of Lebanon’s political and financial leaders are responsible for forcing most of the country’s population into poverty, in violation of international...

The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or...

Summary In the report on his visit to Tunisia from 8 to 18 June 2019, the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor...

Date: 11 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 10 May 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

In the present report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights analyses developments since 2017, promising practices and remaining challenges concerning conscientious objection to military service.