#CongoDR : UN experts appeal for an end to #M23’s reign of terror by sexual torture & violence amid a growing number of testimonies from civilian victims. They call on States & the @UN to help resurrect ceasefire deal signed in December 2025. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Deshalb spricht sich die UN-Sonderberichterstatterin für Gewalt gegen Frauen und Mädchen, Reem Alsalem, für ein weltweites Verbot aller Formen der Leihmutterschaft aus. Denn letztendlich ist Leihmutterschaft Ausbeutung. www.imabe.org/bioethikaktu...

‘Mainstream porn today depicts aggression, domination, humiliation, coercion and strangulation as ordinary features of sex’ | Stella O'Malley unherd.com/newsroom/vio...

I'm proud to join over 100 economists in calling on the US to lift sanctions on Venezuela and unfreeze its assets following the June 24 earthquakes. Venezuela must be allowed to recover and rebuild. english.elpais.com/economy-and-...

1/4 Update: Ms. Gritzewsky and I are in contact trying to identify a convenient time to meet. I had written to the permanent missions of Israel and Mexico (as she is a national of both countries) reiterating my openness + readiness to meet and asking for a direct contact. I’m glad she got in touch!

I/7 it’s very troubling when certain organizaciones start launching campaigns to discredit and smear other civil society organizations, advocates and institutions for the sole reason that their positions on the rights of women and children do not tally with their own.

US Supreme Court’s decision affirming that #TitleIX permits schools to maintain female sports categories on the basis of biological sex represents an important recognition of the rights of women & girls to equality, fairness & safety in sport. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN experts condemn life sentence against #Baloch woman human rights defender in #Pakistan as grave injustice www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

A copy of my speech at #HRC62 in which I presented my report on violence against #mothers on the 22nd of June 2026 and my report on the official visit to #Kuwait can be found here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... The visual/audio presentation can also be found here www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A86...

Fue publicada la carta relativa a la información en relación con el riesgo de devolución de personas que se encuentran detenidas en Malabo, #GuineaEcuatorial tras haber sido deportadas de los #EstadosUnidos en el marco de un acuerdo bilateral: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

The letter I sent regarding information received concerning reported violence against women and girls in northern #Aleppo and North-East #Syria is now public: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... We have not received a response to this letter.

In one peer-reviewed study of 100 detransitioners, 76% did not inform their clinicians that they had detransitioned Paper by Littman published in Archives of Sexual Behavior (vol 50, 2021) statsforgender.org/in-one-peer-...

1/4 I welcome this decision by the U.S. Supreme Court having filed an amicus brief for this case in support of maintaining female-only sports and spaces.

We organized a side-event to the #HRC62 on the 25th of June 2026 on violence against #mothers. The recording of the event is now up and can be seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg8W...

1/9 I welcome the readiness by the former October 7th hostage Ilana Gritzewsky to meet with me, as was announced on social media and relayed to me by email on June 26th.

I have published the submissions received for the call for input for my report on violence against #mothers which I presented today at #HRC62: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

UN expert calls for urgent action to end violence against mothers worldwide www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Today, I have put out a statement regarding funds and contributions that my mandate has received, given misinformation put out by some organizations and entities around this issue as part of their wider attacks and defamation campaigns. www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

I am pleased to share the advanced edited version of my upcoming report to #HRC62 which I will present on 22nd of June 2026 on violence against mothers (A/HRC/62/49): www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

UN experts concerned Council of Europe’s Chișinău Declaration narrows scope and application of European Convention on Human Rights. “Border management cannot come at the expense of the prohibition of torture, effective remedies and non-discrimination.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Nigeria: UN experts warn of rights violations against women and girls from Christian and other religious minority communities www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Yesterday I intervened at #CCPCJ35 of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) under item 8 on world crime trends and emerging issues. My written statement can also be found here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

Eid aladha is the equivalent of christmas for kids. It’s the day when they put on new clothes and get given some money to buy themselves sweets, or save it for a bigger toy they wanted.

1/2 I welcome this decision by UN SG #Guterres which is long overdue. This listing couldn't have come soon enough. www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...

Experta de la #ONU acoge con satisfacción fallo de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de #Colombia que reconoce la explotación sexual comercial, incluida la de niños y niñas, como parte de un sistema más amplio de violencia. www.ohchr.org/es/press-rel...

Pleased to be taking part in this important event tomorrow, the 22nd of May 2026 to speak to the issue of women that were sexually exploited during World War II, otherwise known as "Comfort Women". Join us if you can and are interested.

Avortements « sélectifs » : la Haute Cour du Bangladesh juge la divulgation du sexe du fœtus inconstitutionnelle: Au Bangladesh, dans un arrêt rendu le 11 ma...

Letter led by the SR on the human rights while countering terrorism to #Israel, which I joined, concerning the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law, 5786–2025, adopted by the Knesset 30 March 2026 is now public and can be found here: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... No response was received.

The input/comments I have sent to the draft Recommendations 41 of the CEDAW Committee have now been posted online. You can find them on the committee's page under "UN Entities": www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

I fear all we don’t know. A tragedy. Gaza had a robust public health and health sector, prior, working diligently, despite the severe limitations. So much has been undone. As Israel's genocide devastates Gaza, more babies are being born with severe defects www.newarab.com/features/isr...

UN experts alarmed by complicity of online pornographic platforms and other intermediaries in large-scale sexual exploitation of women and girls. “This creates a system in which victims are constantly retraumatised and forced to chase their own abuse.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#EquatorialGuinea: At least 9 individuals currently detained are at imminent risk of refoulement following deportation from the #US under a bilateral agreement. Experts urge Equatorial Guinea to uphold int'l obligations & halt returns of those at risk. www.ohchr.org/es/press-rel...

1/3 Saludo esta importante decisión de la CorteSuprema de Justica de #Colombia sobre la #prostitución de adolescentes y niños. Aprecio que la Corte haya leído mi informe sobre la prostitución y la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas, y que lo haya citado en su decisión. ·

1/5 I have published a statement that is almost verbatim based on the letter I have sent Antra Brasil @antrabrasil.bsky.social on Friday the 8th of May 2026, in response to ANTRA's repeated attacks, and acts of defamation and misinformation against me. www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

Israel must immediately release Gaza-bound Flotilla activists, say UN experts www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Excelente noticia de #Espana sobre la prohibicion del sindrome de #alienacionparental! El mandato había expresado en el pasado su preocupacion a Espana por las danos causados por el uso indebido de alegaciones de alienación parental y recomendó su prohibición explicita!

1/3 My letters to the Governments of #Romania and #UK regarding the failure to conduct a prompt, effective, impartial, and victim-centered investigation into the sexual violence experienced by a woman reportedly committed by #AndrewTate is now public. They can be accessed here:

'Professor David Strain, the chair of the BMA’s board of science and the report’s lead author, told The Times that “the baroness [Hilary Cass] has been vindicated in the way she approached the data”.' BMA drops opposition to Cass review into child gender treatment share.google/zSOyGzIDC6jX...

What a cool idea! Keep the pressure! @redactedreadingroom put all 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files bound together in 3,437 volumes of books, on display in a new exhibit in Tribeca. David Garrett, one of the organizers, says the goal is to push for the release of all of the files. #Pinks

1/2 The letter I wrote with two other rapporteurs to #Denmark concerning reports of discrimination rs now public spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... The response by the Government of Denmark is also public: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

Pleased to share my proposal to Member States on the articles of the on the articles of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crimes against Humanity: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

Gaza damage assessment shockingly silent on most obvious conditions for reconstruction in #Gaza to commence or succeed - UN experts. “Occupation must end and dispossession and discrimination against Palestinians must stop if rebuilding is to be a success.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...