GENEVA (22 September 2023) – A UN expert today welcomed the Chilean President’s public apology to a school teacher who was discriminated against in 2007 on grounds of her sexual orientation. “This...

MORNING 22 September 2023 Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian Federation The Human Rights Council this morning held an...

GENEVA (22 September 2023) – A UN expert today pointed to a pattern of serious human rights violations targeting human rights defenders in Lao PDR, including summary executions and enforced...

GENEVA (22 September 2023) ̶ A UN expert group on discrimination against women and girls will conduct its first official visit to Mauritania from 25 September to 6 October 2023. During the visit, the...

We deeply regret the Iranian parliament’s passing of the new Chastity and Hijab Bill which vastly increases jail terms and provides for crushing fines on women and girls who do not obey the compulsory...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk welcomes the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in India, which will reserve one third of seats in national and state parliaments for women. This...

54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 22 September 2023 Monsieur le Président, Excellences, Bonjour, The present stalemate in Syria is intolerable. The war has not ended. There are no...

AFTERNOON 22 September 2023 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi and started an interactive...

A new, first-of-its-kind UN report demonstrates that progress towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 is worryingly slow, with limited information availability to drive evidence...

Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development The Human Rights...