The Human Rights Council this morning adopted nine resolutions, in which it, among other things, extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for a...

GENEVA (16 June 2020) – The agreement by the new coalition Government of Israel to annex significant parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank after 1 July would violate a cornerstone principle of...

GENEVA (6 March 2020) – A group of UN experts* has called on men around the world to be a part of movements for gender equality and become women´s human rights defenders. "Now more than ever," they...

GENEVA (11 November 2019) – The international community must prioritise women’s rights to meet the promises and commitments on sexual and reproductive health made at a historic global conference 25...

GENEVA (27 October 2017) – The people of Eritrea are suffering unending brutal human rights violations, and thousands continue walking for days in a desperate bid to reach the borders with...

GENEVA (28 October 2016) – States must heed the pleas of countless victims of crimes against humanity for justice and accountability, Sheila Keetharuth of the former UN Commission of Inquiry on human...

71st session of the General Assembly, Third Committee, Item 68 b, c 27 October 2016 New York Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, I will brief you in my capacity as...

Human Rights Council 4 July 2016 Geneva (4 July 2016) – The Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea welcomes resolution 32/24 , which passed without a vote on Friday, 1 July during the thirty...

Geneva, 21 June 2016 Mr. President, High Commissioner, Distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and thank you all very much for the...

Arabic | French | Tigrinya | Spanish Geneva (8 June 2016) – Crimes against humanity have been committed in a widespread and systematic manner in Eritrean detention facilities, military training camps...