Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ ...

The statement, prepared jointly with Human Rights Center "Viasna" and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), condemns the ongoing unlawful imprisonment of over 1,100 individuals in Belarus, as ...

Kenya was among 29 countries that voted in favour of extending the mandate of South African human rights scholar Graeme Reid, ...

This comes after the United Nations' Human Rights Council voted on Monday to renew the mandate of an LGBTQ+ rights expert, a ...

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...

The Venezuela government-allied National Assembly unanimously declared United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

The United Nations voted to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on Monday. The UN ...

PEN International and PEN Centres worldwide have continuously campaigned for Jimmy Lai’s release since his initial detention, including several high-level interventions at the United Nations Human ...

Human Rights Watch leverages our research on countries and issues addressed at the United Nations to inform UN officials and member states of key findings, influence policy on a wide range of ...

Pedro Urruchurtu spoke to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday about what he had endured at the hands of Nicolás Maduro’s regime while being forced to shelter in place for over 400 ...

Dr. Rizwan Rumi In the aftermath of two devastating World Wars, when the conscience of humanity was shaken to its core, the ...

The government of Eritrea has been working the corridors of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to try to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Eritrea. In an clear attempt ...