We are deeply alarmed by the imminent execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran of Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic Ahmedreza Djalali and urgently call on the Iranian authorities to halt the...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to sixth periodic report of Cuba, with Committee Experts commending Cuba’s healthcare system, and...

GENEVA (12 May 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and said its continued use of capital...

In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolution 47/14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends action necessary to achieve the societal enabler targets adopted by the General Assembly in its Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030: removing punitive legal and policy frameworks; reducing stigma and discrimination; and addressing gender inequalities and gender - based violence.

Portuguese (PDF) LUANDA (10 May 2022) – “I welcome the commitment made by the government of Angola to actively engage with the international human rights system and to eliminate leprosy-related...

The Ugandan Government has recognised albinism as a disability. This has has led to the development of a national action plan. The plan, developed with the assistance of UN Human Rights, provides...

GENEVA (5 May 2022) - UN human rights experts* and the Global Protection Cluster Coordinator are alarmed by the scale of displacement in Ukraine and call for urgent action to protect internally...

Distinguished Chair and Committee Members, Colleagues, Friends, I am delighted to open this session, and to meet the Committee in-person. Let me thank you, at the outset, for your commitment to your...