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Victims first. Action now

CED20: Join us to prevent and stop enforced disappearances

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10 April 2026

Palestinians across Gaza unsafe six months on from ceasefire announcement, says Türk

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

14 April 2026

Breaking with the past: Advancing a rights-based just transition in South Africa

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

10 April 2026

Environmental degradation leaves billions without life-sustaining water and sanitation

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27 March 2026

Children in armed conflicts

Türk: Statement on the protection of children and educational institutions in international armed conflicts

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29 November 2023

Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel and Lebanon

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25 March 2026

Türk calls for immediate release of UN, humanitarian staff detained in Yemen

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10 April 2026

Russian Federation

Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Russian designation of Memorial as “extremist”

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Press releases

09 April 2026

Serbia

Serbia: Türk says erosion of civic space is very worrying

Lebanon

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08 April 2026

Türk condemns deadly wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon

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Independent Experts and Committees

Special Procedures

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14 April 2026

France: Draft antisemitism law could seriously undermine free expression and other human rights, warn UN experts

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13 April 2026

UN experts call for end to attacks on Gaza shelters, forced displacement in West Bank

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10 April 2026

Honduras must implement Group of Experts recommendations on Berta Cáceres case, says UN expert

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Treaty Bodies

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10 April 2026

Bulgaria

Bulgaria violated freedom of association by denying registration of an ethnic Macedonian rights organisation, UN committee finds

Media advisories

10 April 2026

Racial discrimination

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to review Serbia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Uzbekistan, Burkina Faso and Cuba

Media advisories

10 April 2026

Torture and inhuman treatment

UN Committee against Torture to review Tajikistan, Italy, Gabon and Pakistan

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Human Rights Council

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13 April 2026

Sudan: On third anniversary of conflict, UN and ACHPR-AU Fact-Finding Missions jointly warn of escalating violence and heightened risk of further atrocity crimes

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10 April 2026

Iran

Iran Fact-Finding Mission calls on parties to the devastating regional conflict to end hostilities and investigate alleged violations, and strongly condemns violent rhetoric

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09 April 2026

People of African descent

Permanent Forum on People of African Descent marks five-year milestone with Geneva session

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