Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, its Causes and Consequences The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive dialogue...

GENEVA (23 June 2023) – Closing the gap between the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals to leave no one behind and its realisation on the ground, requires urgent action to reinforce respect...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, presents a compilation of general principles, practical recommendations and positive actions on how to create and maintain, in law and in practice, an enabling environment for the enjoyment of civil society organizations’ right to access resources.

Tunisia: UN Human Rights Chief calls on authorities to stop restricting media freedoms and criminalizing independent journalism GENEVA (23 June 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker...

53rd session of the Human Rights Council Video message by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Colleagues, Today’s discussion is crucial for women and girls - in all their diversity -...

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Statement by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 26 June 2023 I remember vividly the first time I met a person who had been tortured...

GENEVA (23 June 2023) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today warned this week’s violence in the Occupied West Bank risks spiralling out of control, fuelled by strident political rhetoric and an...

Video message by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 22-23 June 2023 Thank you for the opportunity to address you on such an important issue. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and...