All societies must collectively reject religious violence – experts GENEVA (20 August 2021) – On the occasion of International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or...

Video Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 17 August 2021 Your Royal Highness, Excellencies, Friends, It is a pleasure to address this Forum, especially as...

GENEVA (12 August 2021) – UN human rights experts* urged Ghana’s Government to reject a proposed ‘family values’ bill, saying it seeks to establish a system of State-sponsored discrimination and...

The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, analyses backlash against the incorporation of gender frameworks in international human rights law. The present report complements his report entitled “The law of inclusion” submitted to the Human Rights Council at its forty-seventh session.

6 July 2021 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Venezuela The Human Rights Council this morning held the second part of its annual full-day...

1 July 2021 The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth report of Togo on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. During a...

Geneva, 29 June 2021 States and those who engage in humanitarian and development work must do more to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people...