​Human Rights Council HRC/20/27 10 March 2020 High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Oral Updates on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and on Venezuela, Council Starts General Debate on...

GENEVA (10 March 2020) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, called on the Myanmar Government to change course and embrace democracy and human rights...

Twenty-five years after the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, no country in the world is free from discrimination against women Women's and girls' activism and autonomous movements have been...

GENEVA (18 February 2020) – Independent experts appointed by the Human Rights Council* have expressed grave concerns about the killing and displacement of civilians in northwest Myanmar during...

Thank you for the opportunity to brief you about my last mission as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar to Thailand and Bangladesh. I thank the Governments of Bangladesh and...

DHAKA (23 January 2020) – As grave allegations of international crimes remain to be effectively addressed by the authorities in Myanmar, a UN human rights expert today said she had not given up hope...

GENEVA (14 January 2020) - The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will carry out her final mission from 15 to 23 January 2020. Despite her last request to...

GENEVA (10 December 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has condemned online threats against activists campaigning for justice and accountability, urging the Government and...

GENEVA (23 October 2019) – A UN human rights expert on Myanmar has called for sanctions against military-run companies and commanders responsible for serious violations. Yanghee Lee, the Special...

Agenda Item 70 (c) 22 October 2019 New York Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to present my latest report to the General Assembly...