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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
A recent Brazilian Supreme Court ruling in favour of a case brought by Indigenous Peoples to reject time restrictions on claiming rights to their ancestral land is very encouraging.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
“Each day, the people of Myanmar are enduring horrifying attacks, flagrant human rights violations and the crumbling of their livelihoods and hopes,” UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council today.
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Edited News | UNICEF
Protracted conflict across Mali, along with internal displacement and limited humanitarian access are among the unprecedented risks threatening the country’s most vulnerable youngsters, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Statements | HRC , OHCHR
Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on the human rights situation in Myanmar, at the Human Rights Council's 54th session
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Press Conferences | HRC , OHCHR , UNCTAD , UNDP , UNECE , UNICEF , WHO
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Economic Commission for Europe, the...
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Statements | HRC
Interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding mission on Venezuela at the Human Rights Council's 54th session
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Edited News , Press Conferences | HRC
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine expressed concern on Monday over the "continuous evidence" of war crimes committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine and presented in the investigators' latest update to the UN Human Rights Council.
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Statements , Conferences | HRC
Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine at the Human Rights Council's 54th session
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Statements | HRC , OHCHR
Interactive Dialogue on the interim oral update of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Belarus, at the Human Rights Council's 54th session
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
“We deeply regret the Iranian parliament’s passing of the new Chastity and Hijab Bill which vastly increases jail terms and provides for crushing fines on women and girls who do not obey the compulsory dress code. In that context, the Bill also targets vague notions of promotion of “nudity” or...