Español GENEVA (19 February 2021) – We welcome the progress in the investigation in Colombia of the so-called “false positives” cases where people were falsely presented as having been “killed in...

Statement delivered by Assistant Secretary-General Ilze Brands-Kehris on behalf of Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 20 January 2021 I am grateful to the Government of the...

العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Video Message by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner to Human Rights 11 September 2020 Thank you for inviting me to speak on this vitally important...

​ Français GENEVA (20 August 2020) –The UN expert on human rights in Mali today condemned the arrest and detention of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a military coup on 18 August, and called on...

العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 7 July 2020 Distinguished President of the Council, Excellencies, I thank the Government of...

Finland, Sweden and Norway in multilateral cooperation. How can we secure the legitimacy of multilateral cooperation? What are the tendencies in Europe and globally? The rule of law Keynote speech by...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Paris, 22 November 2019 Madam Kneuer, President of the IPSA, Professor Haddad, President of the Université Paris Un, Colleagues...

GENEVA (20 November 2019) – UN human rights experts* have criticised Egypt over the ongoing detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ibrahim Metwally, who has been cleared in court of all...

Statement by Ms. Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 42nd Human Rights Council session 24 September 2019 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ten months have passed since the Democratic...