Chile + 4 more
GENEVA (03 December 2021) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today issued its findings on Chile, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand, the States parties...
Members of the press, dear participants, I am addressing you today at the conclusion of my official visit to Sri Lanka, which I undertook at the invitation of the Government from 26 November to 3...
GENEVA (3 December 2021) -- UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern about the widespread sexual and gender-based violence committed against women and girls in the Tigray, Amhara and...
KINGSTOWN (2 December 2021) -- Climate change is wreaking havoc on farms, forests, fisheries, housing, infrastructure and communities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and in doing so violating...
ZAGREB (2 December 2021) -- A UN human rights expert today urged Croatian authorities to redouble efforts on the transitional justice process following the 1991-94 armed conflict, raising concerns...
GENEVA (2 December 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on Myanmar’s military chief to immediately halt ongoing forced evictions and home demolitions of informal settlements in Hlaing Thar...
To “build back better” world must end slavery for all, including women and children ̶ UN experts GENEVA (1 December 2021) – The effects of current global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Ómicron y otras variantes subrayan la urgencia de actuar GINEBRA (29 de noviembre de 2021) - Varios expertos* de la ONU instaron hoy a los Estados a actuar de manera decisiva para garantizar que...
Omicron and other new variants underline urgency to act GENEVA (29 November 2021) – UN human rights experts* today urged States to act decisively to ensure that all people have equal and universal...
GENEVA (24 November 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabian Salvioli, will carry out an official visit to Croatia...
GENEVA (24 November 2021) ̶ The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata, will undertake his first country visit to Sri Lanka from 26 November to 3 December 2021. He...
GENÈVE (le 24 novembre 2021) – Partout dans le monde, les femmes et les filles continuent d’être soumises à de multiples formes de violence sexiste, notamment le féminicide, la violence en ligne et...
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 23 November 2021 Fifteen years ago, a peace deal brought an end to the bitter 10-year conflict in...
24 November 2021; Baghdad, Iraq - As we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the launch of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), we are...
GENEVA (24 November 2021)* – Women and girls everywhere continue to be subjected to multiple forms of gender-based violence, including femicide, online violence and domestic violence, UN and regional...
GENEVA (24 November 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, will visit Nepal from 29 November to 9 December 2021 to examine the Government’s...
GENEVA (22 November 2021) - Hungary’s interventions in the media sector over the past decade could create risks for human rights in the upcoming elections, the UN expert on freedom of opinion and...
GENEVA (22 November 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, will visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 25 November to 2 December. This is the first...
GINEBRA (19 de noviembre de 2021) – Hoy expertos de derechos humanos de la ONU* instaron a Honduras, elegido el mes pasado para el Consejo de Derechos Humanos, a liberar a ocho defensores del medio...
GENEVA (19 November 2021) –UN human rights experts* today urged Honduras, elected to the Human Rights Council last month, to release eight environmental defenders in line with recommendations made by...