Special Rapporteur Says Myanmar is Controlled by a Murderous, Illegal Regime and Urges States not to Recognise it 11 March 2021 AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate...

GENEVA (4 March 2021) – The UN’s human rights expert on Myanmar said today the military junta in the country is illegal, illegitimate and responsible for widespread and systematic human rights...

GENEVA (4 March 2021) – The UN’s human rights expert on Myanmar said in a report published today the military junta in the country is illegal, illegitimate and responsible for widespread and...

GENEVA (2 March 2021) -- UN human rights experts have called on the Government of Israel to immediately end its efforts to demolish the Palestinian village of Humsa – Al Bqai'a in the northern Jordan...

GENEVA (26 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Myanmar military to immediately end the violent crackdown on countrywide peaceful protests against its coup and allow free...

GENEVA (25 February 2021) – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts* issued the following joint statement, in order to highlight the far-reaching negative human rights impacts of...

GENEVA (16 February 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today releases the following statement: "I fear that Wednesday has the potential for...

Joint Statement by Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the Coordination Committee Geneva, 12 February 2021 Madam President, Distinguished members of the...

GENEVA (10 February 2021) – A UN human rights expert today expressed alarm at reports of the use of lethal force by security forces against protesters demonstrating against the military coup in...

GENEVA (1 February 2021) – A UN human rights expert today condemned the military coup in Myanmar, urging a strong and unequivocal condemnation and action by the international community. “I call for...