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CED20: Join us to prevent and stop enforced disappearances

Haiti

Press releases

24 March 2026

Haiti

Gangs expand reach in Haiti amid persistent deadly violence – UN Human Rights Office report

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

07 April 2026

Reducing Inequality: Inside Brazil's approach to a fairer taxation that shapes redistribution

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

10 April 2026

Water and sanitation

Environmental degradation leaves billions without life-sustaining water and sanitation

Statements and speeches

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

Press releases

25 March 2026

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

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Press releases

09 April 2026

Serbia

Serbia: Türk says erosion of civic space is very worrying

Lebanon

Press releases

08 April 2026

Türk condemns deadly wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon

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Press releases

01 April 2026

Türk warns of deepening clampdown on freedom of expression across Middle East

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Independent Experts and Committees

Special Procedures

Press releases

10 April 2026

Spain: UN experts welcome Truth Commission on violations committed during Civil War and Franco dictatorship

Press releases

09 April 2026

South Sudan

Escalating violence creates child trafficking crisis in South Sudan, says UN expert

Press releases

09 April 2026

Strategy of blatant abuse of counter-terrorism and extremism laws to destroy Russian civil society must end: UN experts

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Treaty Bodies

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

Press releases

02 April 2026

Mexico: UN committee requests General Assembly consideration of enforced disappearance situation

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Human Rights Council

Press releases

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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08 April 2026

Palestine

Regional conflict has eclipsed surge in human rights violations against Palestinians, UN Commission of Inquiry says

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01 April 2026

Human Rights Council Concludes Sixty-First Regular Session after Adopting 38 Resolutions

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Calendar of future and past meetings and events

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Human rights databases

Find information from the status of ratification to documents related to human rights mechanisms

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