#Spain: UN experts welcome long awaited & historical Truth Commission on violations committed during Civil War & Franco dictatorship – will help provide redress & healing. Commend Spain for initiating processes to reveal truth & recognise status of victims www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

1/2 My letter to the Government of #Australia concerning the systematic technology-facilitated violence reportedly directed at representatives of Collective Shout , following their public advocacy in July 2025 related to video games depicting violence against women and girls, is now public 👇

1/3 Letter I sent with others to #Turkiye concerning the disappearance and death of Ms. Rojin Kabaiş, a 21-year-old university student at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University is now public

#Israel: Death penalty law constitutes discriminatory regime of capital punishment – UN experts call for repeal, urge Supreme Court to invalidate the legislation before it further entrenches cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment against Palestinians.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#SouthSudan: UN experts urge immediate protection of civilians amid escalating crisis, call for an end to deadly cycle of violence, stressing the need for unhindered access to live-saving aid, accountability for past violations & justice for victims. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN expert welcomes International Olympic Committee policy protecting female categories in sport #ioc www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

1/2 La lettre que nous avons envoyée, concernant les mauvais traitements, y compris les violences sexistes, dont aurait été victime Mme Aurélie Bard lors de sa garde à vue, ainsi que pendant sa détention provisoire en #France et lors de ses transferts judiciaires, a été publiée:

1/3 La lettre que nous avons envoyée, concernant des informations reçues faisant état de graves allégations de violations systématiques des droits humains à l’encontre du peuple autochtone Batwa au #Burundi, est publique. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

#USA: UN experts welcome Minnesota truth-seeking entity probing the serious human rights violation allegedly committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement #ICE and Customs and Border Protection #CBP agents, urge nation-wide investigations. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

1/3 My open letter to CEDAW Committee n its concluding observations on the seventh period report of the Kingdom of the hashtag#Netherlands is now public and can be accessed here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

1/2 I welcome this announcement and thank the IOC for restoring dignity, fairness and safety to its policies regarding the female category - rooted in common sense, facts and science! 👏 www.olympics.com/ioc/news/int...

1/2 Link to the letter we had sent the UN Secretary General with some ideas on the UN Reform (#UN80 ).: ohchr.org/sites/defaul... Though I had issued this open letter with my colleague Attiya Waris more than 6 months ago, I had not drawn attention to it publicly until now.

Fue publicada la carta al Gobierno de #Honduras que trata la detención y el riesgo de deportación de seis ciudadanos de #Nicaragua entre los que se encuentran #mujeres que que han sido objeto de violencia: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

1/2 Letter I joined, led by the SR on Housing concerning the demolition of the Abu Diab family home located in Al-Bustan, in the neighborhood of Silwan, East hashtag#Jerusalem is now public: lnkd.in/e-cxbTtQ We have not received a response to our letter.

#Palestine: “Illegal settlers doing the ‘ground-work’ of ethnic cleansing” - UN experts condemn Israel’s escalating campaign of annexation and displacement of Palestinians in the occupied #WestBank, including #EastJerusalem. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

1/2 Letter concerning Ms. Ulviyya Guliyeva’s arrest and detention in #Azerbaijan is now public. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

My remarks at side event to #HRC61 convened by the Islamic Republic of #Iran on the criminal attack on the Girls’ school in #Minab. My colleagues the @gkatr.bsky.social and the SRs on the right to education and adequate housing respectively also joined as panlists. www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

UN experts warn of a rapidly escalating displacement crisis in #Lebanon, after intense #Israeli airstrikes & evacuation warnings leave more than 700,000 people displaced, of which 200,0000 are children, in flagrant violation of the UN Charter & int'l law. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Letter I sent with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings on behalf of Ms. Iftihan Al-Mashhari, Director of the Cleaning and Improvement Fund in #Taiz, #Yemen who was killed is now public: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... We have not received a response to our letter.

UN experts denounce aggression on Iran & Lebanon, warn of devastating regional escalation: "U.S. and Israel should stop waging and expanding wars, and considering themselves as above international legality”. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Link to my speech at the opening session of the #CSW70 www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

1/6 Certas organizações continuam histéricas com o fato de eu ter conseguido realizar uma visita acadêmica oficial ao #Brasil, apesar de todos os seus esforços (bem-sucedidos até então) para que eu nunca pusesse os pés no Brasil.

A crime syndicate. A DOJ document combined with interviews reveal that a long-running investigation into organized crime led law enforcement to suspect the serial sex abuser of money laundering, distributing ‘club drugs’ and operating a prostitution ring www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Looking forward to speaking about the emerging forms of violence at #CSW70 on the 10th of March 2026. Join us or tune in if you can

UN experts condemn the unlawful military attacks launched by the #USA and #Israel against #Iran, express serious concern over Iran’s retaliatory strikes across the Gulf & broader Middle East and call for de-escalation and accountability. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Afghanistan: UN experts condemn Taliban’s surging use of corporal punishment. It is an offence against human dignity & physical integrity, and could amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and/or torture. It should be halted immediately. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Horrific news from Iraq where feminist activist and human rights defender Yanar Mohammed, co-founder and director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), has been assassinated by gunmen outside of her home just days after returning from Canada.

On 10 March, @odihr.pl & OSCE Secretariat are putting VAW in politics&public life in focus. 🙏 to Malta@UN for partnering! 🗣️ L. Scarpitta, T. Jaliashvili & Y. Netesova (ODIHR), Z. Hilal (IPU), @unsrvaw.bsky.social Learn more 🔗 odihr.osce.org/event/662392 🧵 4/10

I condemn the unlawful attacks on #iran by the #US and #Israel and the indiscriminate attacks on civilians, including girls. Unfortunately, the normalised slaughter of children in Gaza paves the way for the killing of children in Iran and elsewhere. No one will bat an eyelid.

#Guatemala: UN experts alarmed by reports linking a senior official to illegal adoption of 80+ Indigenous children, warn that officials facing credible human rights allegations must not be appointed to judicial positions pending www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Flawed ‘#EpsteinFiles’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against #women and #girls: UN experts www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Minneapolis: Fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens at point blank range by federal immigration enforcement personnel could constitute extrajudicial killing and may amount to arbitrary deprivation of life - UN experts demand investigations & accountability. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

1/2 The letter I sent the @africanunion.bsky.social with a copy to the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights regarding the African Union Convention on Ending violence against #women and #girls is now public 👇 spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

UN expert concerned by #UK failure to enforce Supreme Court ruling on sex-based protections www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Letter I joined concerning nconcerning allegations of separation of #children from their families in the context of detentions and deportations of nationals #Venezuela nationals from the #USA. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... We did not receive a response to the letter.

#Israel: UN experts urge withdrawal of death penalty bill The letter to which this press release relates is also public and can be found here: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

3K billionaires control $18.3 trillion, and this concentration of wealth is reshaping democracy itself. Billionaire money changes who gets heard, who decides, and who gets left behind. Read the evidence: www.oxfam.org/en/resisting... #RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich

This is shocking and shameful. very disappointing of hrw. Particularly at this point in time. Thank you Omar Shakir for your dedication, commitment and hard work over the years, and for remaining principled till the very end.

This powerful article will make you feel nauseous but it is a must read: I studied the latest #EpsteinFiles . As a #woman, this is what I felt www.thetimes.com/article/3c43...

I commend Ash Regan MSP on her impressive campaign to pass a human rights centered and evidence based bill to address demand for sexual acts and better protect the women and girls that are victims of #prostitution.

Position Statement on Gender Surgery for Children and Adolescents 'ASPS [American Society of Plastic Surgeons] recommends that surgeons delay gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old.' 👏👏👏 It's a start. www.plasticsurgery.org/for-medical-...

The communication we sent to Gov of #Bangladesh regarding allegations of grave human rights violations against Indigenous Peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts is now public and can be found here: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

Letter I joined regarding the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the hashtag#EU is public. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

Holding on to bodies of Palestinians was initially used by Israel as a tool in negotiations for the return of fallen Israeli soldiers. Now it has become a method of revenge and inflicting further suffering on their families Amira Hass reports www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

1/3 “Professor,” she said, her voice cutting through the lecture, “are you seriously suggesting that the concept of ‘woman’ is a colonial imposition? That before colonialism, African women did not know they were female? ...

I regret that due to the reduction of the number of country visits from 2 to 1 per year due to the financial crisis, thereby also causing a delay in the execution scheduled visits, the Republic of #Korea has informed me that it will not be possible to carry out the country visit scheduled this year.

Unfathomable barbarism. Reuters has 26 Darfuri witnesses describing 23 incidents where the RSF kidnapped at least 56 children bw 2mo-17yrs old telling their families they would be used as slaves, then, in many cases, killing the families. #KeepEyesOnSudan www.reuters.com/world/africa...

UN experts urge restoration of peace, human rights and security in North-East #Syria www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The letter we had sent in November 2025 regarding allegations of sexual harassment, suspension from office, and punitive measures suffered by a Senator in #Nigeria, reportedly linked to her refusal of advances and intimidation by Senate official is public: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...