#Sudan: UN experts appalled by reports of mass atrocities, unlawful killings and sexual violence in El Fasher. Experts urge the int'l community to use all means available to end the bloodshed and ensure immediate protection of civilians. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts on mercenaries warns of expanding use of proxy actors in both conflict and peace -time settings, warning #UNGA that it not only poses a threat to human rights — but is also a direct attack on the international order. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development Surya Deva will visit Germany from 10 to 19 November 2025. www.ohchr.org/en/media-adv...

#Iran: “External aggression has fuelled deeper internal repression,” UN expert Mai Sato tells #UNGA. “The Iranian people’s rights to life and liberty are under unprecedented threat.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Afghanistan is suffering the most extreme and systematic assault on gender equality of our time - UN expert Richard Bennett warns #UNGA against normalising Taliban, urges States to recommit to sustained funding & stand firm on human rights. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert Yao Agbetse calls for strengthened MINUSCA mandate to support peacebuilding in the Central African Republic - essential to sustaining the fight against impunity & ensuring effective #HumanRights monitoring, investigation & reporting. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Israel’s genocide in #Gaza is part of an international system of complicity - reveals UN Special Rapporteur @franceskalbs.bsky.social. "No State can credibly claim to uphold international law while arming, supporting, or shielding a genocidal regime". #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Russia’s abuse of its legislation to silence opposition to its war against Ukraine has reached alarming levels - UN expert Mariana Katzarova tells #UNGA thousands jailed on fabricated political charges, from children to the elderly. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The right to freedom of religion or belief should be guaranteed to asylum seekers, refugees, migrants, internally displaced persons – people on the move – on an equal basis - says UN expert Nazila Ghanea #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts call on States & businesses to step up protection of migrant workers. Those who sustain our societies are too often denied the most basic recognition of their humanity & their #HumanRights - say the experts. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Education during armed conflict offers a lifeline, protection, stability & hope - UN expert @unsr-education.bsky.social calls for a global commitment to end impunity for the destruction of schools & ensure educational institutions are never used for military purposes. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts alarmed by escalating repression, deterioration of civic space & rights of Indigenous Peoples in #Ecuador 🇪🇨, where authorities responded to recent protests with disproportionate use of force, including tear gas & lethal ammunition. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Against a rising tide of hate & lies on social media, companies have rolled back their policies & tools to combat disinformation & hate speech - warns UN expert @irene-khan.bsky.social. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert on migrants, Gehad Madi, calls on States to end externalisation arrangements that shift responsibility for migrant governance to third States while exposing migrants to grave rights violations. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Toxic remnants of war pose grave threat to human rights and environment: Marcos Orellana, UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, calls on States to act decisively to protect people and the planet. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Regulation of neurotechnologies vital to ensure an ethical approach & protect the right to privacy in an increasingly digital age -UN expert Ana Brian Nougreres calls for guidelines preventing misuse that could compromise privacy or lead to discrimination. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Urban displacement is fast becoming one of the most urgent human rights challenges of our times - UN expert Paula Gaviria Betancur calls for inclusive, rights-based solutions to urban displacement. #UNGA80 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Join the UN expert Heba Hagrass at the #UNGA side event to discuss her report exploring the links between unpaid care, women, and children with disabilities. Join in-person and online: unwomen.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Human rights are the path towards a just and sustainable energy transition says UN expert @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social, urging States to act to address inequities in energy production, extraction and access. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert Pedro Arrojo-Agudo demands global action to democratise water governance and protect human rights, rooted in the principles of equality, non-discrimination, participation, accountability, sustainability, and legality. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert @srenvironment.bsky.social says strengthening impact assessments essential to facing planetary crises and protecting human rights, urges States to assess all potentially harmful activities early and before projects begin. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts warn against continued violations of ceasefire in #Lebanon and urge protection of civilians. Experts call for independent investigations and accountability for all violations of international law. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Global aid dismantling poses existential threat to collective action and human solidarity: UN expert @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social warns #UNGA that civic space globally is suffocating. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Inequality, exclusion, and lack of justice fuel and exacerbate violence, - UN expert Bernard Duhaime urges States to confront structural socioeconomic and cultural injustices to build lasting peace. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The climate crisis is a #humanrights crisis, those calling for their gov'ts to act must be protected as human rights defenders - UN Expert @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social urges States to end the consistent pattern of attacks against those calling for #climateaction. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards, warns UN Member & Observer States that today’s wars are being marked by torture and other atrocities that stand in the way of peace and recovery. #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts urge binding accountability for agribusiness to safeguard peasants’ rights & global food security, warning that the growing dominance of transnational corporations threatens food security, rural livelihoods & human rights. #WorldFoodDay #UNGA www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Serbia must align economic development with human rights & environmental protection, says UN Working Group on Business & Human Rights following their visit to the country. The experts expressed concern about the lack of transparency, accountability & access to justice. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts urge authorities of #Azerbaijan to release researchers Igbal Abilov & Bahruz Samadov, who have been held in detention on charges related to their academic work, peaceful criticism of government policies & advocacy for minority rights & peace. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Sexual exploitation of children in street situations represents one of the most acute and under-addressed manifestations of child rights violations globally - UN Special Rapporteur @mamafatimas.bsky.social warns #UNGA. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert @unsrvaw.bsky.social calls for recognition of surrogacy as system of violence, exploitation & abuse, urges abolition. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Afghanistan: New restrictions on telecommunications raise further rights concerns - UN experts urge de facto authorities to immediately restore full access & refrain from further restrictions violating civil, political, economic, social & cultural rights. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Lebanon: UN expert Morris Tidball-Binz calls for stronger, victim-centred investigations to ensure accountability for unlawful killings, amid the widespread destruction, loss of life and civilian suffering resulting from hostilities by Israel. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert Irene Khan expresses grave concern for the safety of detained #FreedomFlotilla Coalition activists, including the vessel #Conscience carrying journalists & health care workers, after Global Sumud Flotilla activists reported mistreatment in #Israeli detention. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Kuwait 🇰🇼 has achieved a social contract without relying on domestic taxation and is at the forefront of developing its fiscal system, says UN expert Attiya Waris concluding her visit to the country. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Afghanistan: Independent investigative mechanism answers call by Afghan victims for truth & justice - UN expert Richard Bennett welcomes Human Rights Council decision as crucial to advancing accountability for crimes committed over decades. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Cambodia: UN expert Vitit Muntarbhorn alarmed by disturbing #HumanRights situation, calls on the authorities to drop the charges against political opponents, release those detained & take action to open up civic and political space. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... #HRC60

UN expert urges #Singapore 🇸🇬 to halt planned execution of Malaysian national for drug offence, warns it would amount to arbitrary deprivation of life. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts urge #Nicaragua to reveal the fate and whereabouts of over 120 forcibly disappeared people, warning that all those trying to defend their rights face grave risk of #EnforcedDisappearance in the country. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts alarmed that lawyer Kevin Yam (Yam Kin Fung) was disbarred & fined in retaliation for statements he made about the independence of judges and prosecutors in Hong Kong, during a 2023 US Congressional hearing. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Sudan: Targeting civilians, using starvation, disappearance, sexual violence & forced displacement as weapons of war may amount to crimes against humanity, warn UN experts. “Sudan must not descend further into a nightmare of violence, hunger & despair” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Palestine: Any peace plan must respect international law, beginning with self-determination and accountability, urge UN experts. "The Israeli occupation must end immediately, totally and unconditionally, with due reparation made to the Palestinians". www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Japan: UN experts concerned by continued stigmatisation of religious minorities & its impacts on children and young people in particular, referring to pamphlets disseminated to children that reinforce discriminatory stereotypes. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#DRC: UN expert @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social warns of abuses against women human rights defenders and their families in South Kivu, calling for urgent investigations, accountability and end to impunity surrounding such abuses. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert on foreign debt and human rights to visit #Kuwait 🇰🇼 from 1 to 8 October 2025. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Iran: UN experts appalled by unprecedented scale of recent executions, with over 1000 documented in 9 months & the actual number likely to be much higher. The experts urge int'l community to pressure Iran to halt further death sentences & executions. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Urgent on #GlobalSumudFlotilla: UN experts urge all States to uphold international human rights and humanitarian law, particularly in international waters. UN experts are in contact with various authorities on this matter. #SailtoGaza #BreaktheSiege

UN expert Eduardo González calls on #Mali 🇲🇱 to remain in the International Criminal Court. Withdrawing from #ICC would be a betrayal of victims of gross human rights violations and abuses committed in Mali. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, will conduct a visit to #Lebanon 🇱🇧 from 29 September to 10 October. www.ohchr.org/en/media-adv...

UN experts hail ratification of landmark ocean protection agreement #HighSeasTreaty- a historic step to protect the high seas & the deep seabed and to uphold everyone’s #HumanRight to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment. #BBNJ www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...