Mesdames, Sirs, I wish to refer to the discussions on the proposed adoption of a European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). I commend the European Union’s ambition with this proposal, which...

Biennial panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights "The impact of unilateral coercive measures and overcompliance on the right to development and the achievement of the...

Six years ago this week, Myanmar’s military initiated its latest brutal campaign in a decades-long persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine State. In what has been alleged to be a...

We are deeply shocked by the high number of killings over the past week in Brazil, where at least 45 people were killed in different parts of the country during police operations allegedly aimed at...

Distinguished Chairpersons and Members of the European Parliament, It is an honour to be back in Brussels, and to have this exchange of views with you about the range of human rights issues that your...

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, We live in a world characterised by digitalisation and rapid technological advancement, with the online space playing a central role in all matters...

As the world marks 75 years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, milestones in technology and impact of #Artificial intelligence discussions are rife. During the Vienna World Conference on Human...

GENEVA (2 June 2023) – UN experts* today called for greater transparency, oversight, and regulation to address the negative impacts of new and emerging digital tools and online spaces on human rights...

MORNING 10 March 2023 Council Holds First Part of its Annual Full-Day Meeting on the Rights of the Child on the Theme of the Rights of the Child and the Digital Environment, Continues Interactive...

GENEVA/TASHKENT/ASTANA (9 March 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan over a period of five days from 13 March, at the invitation of the two...