The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its one hundred and thirty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of the Luxembourg, Uruguay, Ireland...

GENEVA (27 July 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee on Wednesday published its findings on Hong Kong-China, Macao-China, Georgia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Uruguay, after examining the implementation...

We are alarmed by the unnecessary use of force reportedly employed by Sri Lanka’s security forces to break up a protest camp near presidential offices in Colombo – only hours before the protesters...

GENEVA (21 July 2022) – UN experts today called on authorities, candidates and political parties in Kenya to foster an enabling environment for peaceful elections and prevent election-related violence...

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held its twelfth informal meeting with States parties, discussing issues affecting its work such as the backlog of individual communications, and ways to...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, highlights the important role social movements around the world play in creating more just and inclusive societies.

GENEVA (14 July 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan today condemned the Philippines Court of Appeal decision to uphold the 2020 ‘cyber libel’ conviction...

GENEVA (13 July 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the continued and heightened crackdown on civil society groups, human rights defenders and media outlets by Russian authorities, and...

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven resolutions, in which it, among other things, extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of...