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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

21 April 2026

Economic, social and cultural rights

From ‘lost decades’ to human rights economies: Rethinking development from Sri Lanka’s experience

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

21 April 2026

Lebanon

“All I took was my dream”: A story of displacement in Beirut

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15 April 2026

High Commissioner Türk calls for urgent joint action on Sudan

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Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel and Lebanon

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

20 April 2026

Three years of war in Sudan: A crisis the world can’t ignore

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15 April 2026

China: Cases of artist Gao Zhen and lawyer Yu Wensheng

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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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09 April 2026

Serbia

Serbia: Türk says erosion of civic space is very worrying

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20 April 2026

UN experts call for immediate suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement as ‘minimum requirement’ under international law

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20 April 2026

Belarus: UN experts warn of torture, suicide attempts, deaths and reprisals in custody

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17 April 2026

Tanzania: UN experts urge transparency and respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Ngorongoro

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21 April 2026

UN women’s rights committee reaffirms protection of girls from prostitution and sexual exploitation

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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

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10 April 2026

Racial discrimination

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

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20 April 2026

Human Rights Council President appoints Chair of Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela

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20 April 2026

Belarus: UN experts condemn Government move to invalidate passports of exiled opponents

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17 April 2026

South Sudan

South Sudan: Reports of burial sites highlight hidden cost of renewed violence, UN Commission calls for proper handling and investigation

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