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Türk says human rights under attack, yet undeterred, in 2025

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05 December 2025

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10 December 2025

High Commissioner Türk on Human Rights Day 2025

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10 December 2025

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09 December 2025

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Yemen: Türk calls for release of colleague held by Ansar Allah on fabricated charges

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09 December 2025

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Türk expresses solidarity with victims and calls for civic space in aftermath of Hong Kong fire

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05 December 2025

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Tanzania protests

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12 December 2025

Pakistan

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s solitary confinement and inhumane detention conditions must end, UN expert says

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12 December 2025

Myanmar

UK leadership imperative as Myanmar’s crisis deepens ahead of junta’s announced sham elections: UN expert

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12 December 2025

Nepal

Nepal: UN expert says minorities and Dalits must be empowered to fulfill their rights

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09 December 2025

Sudan

Sudan must address ethnic violence and prevent further escalation, UN committee warns

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08 December 2025

UK and Mauritius’ Chagos agreement raises concerns over Chagossian people’s rights, UN committee warns

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05 December 2025

Racial discrimination

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Burundi, Guatemala, Maldives, New Zealand, Sweden and Tunisia

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08 December 2025

Human Rights Council elects Ambassadors of Ethiopia, Estonia and Spain to serve as Vice-Presidents for 2026

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07 December 2025

Statement by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on the anniversary of the fall of the previous government

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27 November 2025

Human Rights Council President appoints Members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s solitary confinement and inhumane detention conditions must end, UN expert says

UK leadership imperative as Myanmar’s crisis deepens ahead of junta’s announced sham elections: UN expert

Nepal: UN expert says minorities and Dalits must be empowered to fulfill their rights

Treaty Bodies

Sudan must address ethnic violence and prevent further escalation, UN committee warns

UK and Mauritius’ Chagos agreement raises concerns over Chagossian people’s rights, UN committee warns

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Burundi, Guatemala, Maldives, New Zealand, Sweden and Tunisia

Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council elects Ambassadors of Ethiopia, Estonia and Spain to serve as Vice-Presidents for 2026

Statement by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on the anniversary of the fall of the previous government

Human Rights Council President appoints Members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

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Human rights databases

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This Human Rights Day, fund what’s essential.

Towards a world without racism

ICERD60: Join the global fight for racial equality

High Commissioner Türk at RightsX: Innovation is an essential area for Human Rights

Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel and Lebanon

The essential responsibility of business in human rights

Promoting and protecting human rights for all

News

UN Human Rights Office

Independent Experts and Committees

Special Procedures

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s solitary confinement and inhumane detention conditions must end, UN expert says

UK leadership imperative as Myanmar’s crisis deepens ahead of junta’s announced sham elections: UN expert

Nepal: UN expert says minorities and Dalits must be empowered to fulfill their rights

Treaty Bodies

Sudan must address ethnic violence and prevent further escalation, UN committee warns

UK and Mauritius’ Chagos agreement raises concerns over Chagossian people’s rights, UN committee warns

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Burundi, Guatemala, Maldives, New Zealand, Sweden and Tunisia

Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council elects Ambassadors of Ethiopia, Estonia and Spain to serve as Vice-Presidents for 2026

Statement by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on the anniversary of the fall of the previous government

Human Rights Council President appoints Members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

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