UN experts* today expressed dismay at recent remarks by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that appear to downplay the role of human rights in th ...

The US Government’s imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution is a brash attempt to ...

UN experts* today denounced a severe crackdown on human rights defenders and LGBTI organisations in Türkiye, involving criminal, administrative and financial measures that unduly restrict the rights ...

GINEBRA (30 de septiembre de 2026) – Las buscadoras de personas desaparecidas continúan enfrentando violencia letal en México y con frecuencia son objeto de desaparición fozada, advirtieron hoy ...

GENEVA (30 September 2026)– Pakistan must immediately release human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha and drop unfounded criminal and terrorism charges against them, UN experts* ...

GENEVA – The Marshall Islands has long demonstrated a commitment not only to human rights, but also to the people and organisations that defend them, a UN expert* said today. “Marshallese people have ...

This is a tabbed section of 3 tabs with each tab content area containing the same text but translated to a different language The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders invites ...

GENEVA (17 July 2026) – UN experts* today expressed concern over the arrest and detention of five Indigenous human rights defenders in Assam, warning that the charges against them could undermine the ...

The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN ...

The following is based on a communication sent by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN experts to the Government of China on 7 January 2026. The communication remained ...

Digital space is a key venue for the exercise of the right to defend human rights. People around the world use the Internet to gather and share information on human rights; advocate for their respect, ...

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Viet Nam about the death in custody, allegedly under unclear circumstances, of human rights defender Vuong Van Tha in September ...