العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Sinhala | Tamil (PDF) GENEVA (27 January 2021) – A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has...

Español GENEVA (18 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* today urged Venezuela to end its crackdown on civil society organisations. “Since November 2020 Venezuela has systematically stigmatized...

GENEVA (16 November 2020) – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about tightening restrictions on civil society in Cambodia, and called for an immediate end to the systematic detention...

Greetings. I am delighted that we are highlighting the need to protect the civic space, and in particular, the right to peaceful assembly. At this crucial time, with the COVID-19 pandemic undermining...

Video message by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 21 September 2020 I am pleased to address this Private Sector Forum. Coupled with the climate emergency, COVID-19...

Farsi فارسی GENEVA (30 July 2020) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said today she was alarmed by the Iranian Government’s increased pressure on a prominent civil society...

Spanish GENEVA (21 May 2020) – The government of Malaysia must halt an ongoing crackdown on migrants, journalists and civil society in the context of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and...

9 march 2020 The Human Rights Committee this afternoon discussed the revised draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ESC/20/01 17 February 2020 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from civil society organizations on the...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women CEDAW/20/7 17 February 2020 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from representatives of civil...