Latest OHCHR News

Concern at plight of civilians and intensified Russian attacks: Ukraine
UN experts: Repression of peaceful international solidarity demonstrations is against human rights
Retaliations against human rights defenders over business complex ‘deplorable’, say UN experts: Nepal
Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Republic of Korea,…
UN experts alarmed by death sentence imposed on peaceful activist, demand moratorium on death penalty: Iran
UN experts call for meaningful consultations on Ecuador’s mining projects
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Opens Eighty-Eighth Session
European Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence welcome but falls short of full potential, says UN expert
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Panama’s Child Protection Laws, Ask about Measures to Prevent Online Grooming…
Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Gaza crossings
UN expert alarmed by violent crackdown on peaceful student protests across US campuses
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Mali’s Measures to Tackle Poverty, Ask about Efforts to Promote School…
Israel’s Rafah invasion must stop now, say UN experts
UN experts on arbitrary detention to visit Canada
Threats against the ICC promote a culture of impunity, say UN experts: Israel/Gaza
UN Experts on Racial Justice in Law Enforcement Warn of Racial Profiling Risk: Italy
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein, and North Macedonia
UN experts on people of African descent to visit Colombia
UN expert urges more steps to promote inclusive governance, human rights and accountability: Somalia
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Georgia’s Child Rights Code, Ask about Measures Addressing Sexual Violence against…
Former Guantánamo Bay detainee faces re-victimisation in Algeria, UN experts say
In Dialogue with Guatemala, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the New Government’s Achievements, Raise Issues Concerning…
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commends Namibia’s Children’s Parliament, Ask about Measures to Address “Baby Dumping” and…
UN experts: Harvey Weinstein’s quashed rape conviction sends disturbing message to women survivors of sexual violence
UN expert returns to Somalia on official visit
UN Human Rights Chief troubled by increasing crackdown on journalists: Russia
Impunity for attacks on medical facilities and health workers must end, says UN expert
Women and girls bear the brunt of crisis ravaging Haiti, say UN experts
UN experts: Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza unacceptable
Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Sixth Session
Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Finland’s Commitment to Implementing Treaty Body Recommendations, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Forthcoming Asylum Law Amendments
Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend North Macedonia for Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Questions on Treatment of Patients…
The human rights record of the Dominican Republic to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Viet Nam’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Cambodia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN experts group to review 586 cases from 30 countries: Enforced disappearance
UN rights expert to assess impact of unilateral sanctions: China
Eritrea’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN torture prevention body to revisit Mongolia
Slovakia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Child immigration detention must be prohibited following adoption of EU migration and asylum pact, UN experts say
UN experts call for strengthening democracy and reversing global erosion of human rights: Electoral year 2024
Human rights record of the Comoros to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN Human Rights Chief troubled by law enforcement actions against protesters at universities: United States of America
UN experts: Alarming rise in enforced disappearances ahead of Venezuela’s presidential poll
Independent UN panel to assess racial justice in the context of law enforcement during a nine-day, four-city visit: Italy
North Macedonia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Moldova and San Marino