Español Remarks by ASG Ilze Brands Kehris 5 June, 09:00-10:00 Your Excellency Eriksen Søreide, Ambassador Juul, distinguished guests and colleagues, I wish to thank the Government of Norway for its...

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL Coordination and Management Meeting, Agenda item 19 (f): Human rights 3 June 2020 New York Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to...

Spanish Online event organized by UN Group of Friends for the Protection of Journalists and RSF Keynote speech by Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights 6 May 2020, 10.30 –...

Welcome Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kheris 22 April 2020 Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the launch of Global Prison Trends 2020, jointly published...

Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on the “Human Rights Situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine” Statement by Assistant Secretary-General for...

Geneva, 26 February 2020 Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, I have the honour on behalf of the High Commissioner to present this report under...

21 February 2020 New York Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank the Permanent Missions of the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom for organizing and Belgium, Estonia and...

10 February 2020, 16:00 – 17:00 Conference Room 9, UNHQ Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this roundtable. I wish to thank the Delegation of the European Union and especially Mr. Eamon Gilmore...

Event entitled "Celebrating Human Rights Day: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights" UN Headquarters, New York, 10 December 2019 Remarks by Andrew Gilmour, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights...

The UN must defend those who speak out from government reprisals against them 9 November 2019 Andrew Gilmour * Human rights are under attack. Within the global movement, it’s widely accepted that the...