Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, 75 years ago, States adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . Shaken by two world wars, by genocide, by the nuclear threat, and by the Great Depression...

Launch of the General Comment on enforced disappearances in the context of migration My greetings to all of you. I very much regret that I cannot be present at the launch of this important General...

GENEVA (28 September 2023) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, today issued a clarion call for a multinational security support mission to help the Haitian National Police (HNP)...

Hello, Copenhagen! I’m very glad to be able to connect with the activists and movement leaders who are present at this conference. You and your colleagues in social movements are leading the struggle...

I am following with concern the evolving and fragile humanitarian situation. It is important that the rights of the ethnic Armenian population on the ground are safeguarded and all actions rooted in...

Mr. Vice-President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Each day, the people of Myanmar are enduring horrifying attacks, flagrant human rights violations and the crumbling of their livelihoods and...

A recent Brazilian Supreme Court ruling in favour of a case brought by Indigenous Peoples to reject time restrictions on claiming rights to their ancestral land is very encouraging. The landmark...

Panel on youth and human rights: “Youth engagement in climate change and global environmental decision-making processes” Mr Vice-President, Excellencies, Distinguished panellists, Thank you, Mr Vice...

Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, We’re often told that that setting up effective social protections – or upholding people’s right to development – is costly. But these are not costs. They are...

GENEVA (20 September 2023) – A UN human rights report today calls for a shift from punitive measures to address the global drugs problem to the use of policies grounded in human rights and public...