9 July 2021 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by...

GEVEVA (7 July 2021) — The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today called for the urgent formation of an “Emergency Coalition for the People of Myanmar“...

Madam President, distinguished members of the Human Rights Council: In the five months since the government of Myanmar was overthrown in an illegal coup, two interlocking patterns have emerged: First...

AFTERNOON 7 July 2021 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the...

GENEVA (22 June 2015): The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information pointing to the possible commission of war crimes by both...

27 May 2021 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on ensuring respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory...

Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 11 May 2021 Madam Vice-President, Excellencies, Secretary-General's Special Adviser, Colleagues, Friends, I am pleased...

Opening remarks by Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, Karen Smith May 2021, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am (EST) Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Colleagues and friends, I am honored to...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 7 May 2021 Eight Palestinian refugee families residing in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East...

GENEVA (11 March 2021) – The Myanmar junta’s brutal response to peaceful protests likely meets the legal threshold for crimes against humanity, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today, calling...