Appoints Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights in Russian Federation, Extends Mandates on Older Persons, Right to Development, Arbitrary Detention, Mercenaries, Slavery, Indigenous Peoples...

GENEVA (24 March 2021) – On the occasion of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the EDVAW Platform of 7 independent United Nations and regional expert mechanisms on elimination...

Geneva, 11 March 2021 – Human rights developments in Burundi since the 2020 elections remains ambiguous and reflect uncertainties according to the analysis of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry...

Oral briefing of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi 11 March 2021, Geneva Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to address the Human Rights Council on behalf of the...

Commission of Inquiry on Burundi tells the Council that Serious Human Rights Violations Continue to be Committed and Omnipresence of Imbonerakure in Public Sphere Must be Restricted Commission on...

Human Rights Council Forty fifth session Oral briefing Of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi* 23 September 2020, Geneva * Original: French Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We...

23 September 2020 The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi and the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, and started an...

​Français Kirundi Geneva (17 September 2020) – Following the 2020 presidential, legislative and local elections, the fifteen-year presidency of Pierre Nkurunziza came to a close and a new era under...

Human Rights Council Forty-fourth session, Interactive dialogue on Burundi Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Since our Commission’s last oral presentation on 9 March 2020, several...