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Ukraine: Behind the numbers
Human rights officers share how they obtain accurate information on civilian casualties and other human rights violations
Promoting and protecting human rights for all
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UN Human Rights Office
Independent Experts and Committees
Special Procedures
Media advisories
29 April 2022
Minorities and vulnerable groups
European-Central Asian Regional Forum on Minority Issues to spotlight stronger rights protection for 30th anniversary of UN Declaration on Minorities
GENEVA (29 April 2022) - The European-Central Asian Regional Forum will take place on 2-3 May 2022, with a focus on building stronger protection mechanisms for minorities in the region and marking the 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.
Treaty Bodies
Press releases
03 May 2022
UN torture prevention body to visit Lebanon
GENEVA (3 May 2022) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Lebanon from 4 to 10 May 2022 to assess the country’s implementation of the recommendations it made during its previous visit.
“This upcoming mission follows the SPT’s first visit to Lebanon in 2010. We aim to assess how the authorities have implemented our recommendations in the past 12 years,” said Nika Kvaratskhelia, Head of the SPT Delegation.
Press releases
29 April 2022
Racial discrimination
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issues findings on Cameroon, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg
GENEVA (29 April 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday issued findings on Cameroon, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg after reviewing the States parties in its latest session.
Press releases
28 April 2022
Brazil: Criminal proceedings against former President Lula da Silva violated due process guarantees, UN Human Rights Committee finds
GENEVA (28 April 2022) – The investigation and prosecution of former President Lula da Silva violated his right to be tried by an impartial tribunal, his right to privacy and his political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee has found.