UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk's message to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

We are on a 75 day countdown to Human Rights Day. On 10 December, every year we mark the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, it is a milestone.

In a rapidly changing world, technologies are transforming migration and border governance. Drones and surveillance technology, automated visa assessments, biometric data collection and storage and...

To mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first of a series of regional consultations, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia focused on the right to development.

On 31st August, we commemorate the International Day for People of African Descent. It is a day to promote greater recognition for – and celebrate – the diverse heritage and contributions of people of...

Grandmothers in Argentina are using science to trace lost babies. The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, is marked annually on 30th August.

David Yambio’s family fled South Sudan when two months was old. As a # refugee he made long and dangerous journeys, witnessing torture, starvation and trafficking. If I needed to eat, I had to beg. If...

Francisco Vera, is 13 years old and he has been advocating for human rights and climate justice since he was 9 years old.

Born in the Balkans in 80's and raised amidst war in the 90's, Milan Markovic saw first had deprivation and discrimination. He says, "keep doing the simple stuff that contributes to the human rights...

UN Special Rapporteur on Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, in a report to the Human Rights Council focused on digital technologies and the right to health. Mofokeng, a doctor by profession, highlighted the...