Español GENEVA (16 July 2021) – With numerous protesters reportedly detained in Cuba since Sunday, including some held incommunicado, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on...

On 13 July 2021, UN human rights experts have expressed their deep concern over the lack of attention to the serious human rights violations perpetrated against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community around...

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...

GENEVA (6 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about a number of attacks by security forces against critics of the Palestinian Authority, including the death in...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 6 July 2021 We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the death of 84-year-old Father Stan Swamy, a human...

GENEVA (5 July 2021) – Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council said today, calling on authorities to...

GENEVA (1 July 2021) – Responses by States and companies to disinformation have been problematic, inadequate and detrimental to human rights, a UN expert warned today, calling on States to uphold the...

​MORNING 2 July 2021 Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Notes Increasing Arbitrary Detention as a Result of Drug Control Laws and Calls on States to Decriminalise the Use and Possession of Drugs for...

2 July 2021 Madam President Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen It is an honor to participate in my first inter-active dialogue with the Human Rights Council. Since my appointment last August, I have...

GENEVA (1 July 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged the Government of the State of Palestine to ensure the safety of protesters ahead of further...