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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

02 October 2026

After 14 years of war, Syrians seek dignity and justice

Two years after the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians are speaking out demanding accountability, dignity and a future built on human rights.
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A young girl in a red and pink patterned outfit walks barefoot away from the camera along a wet, reflective beach, carrying a plastic bag. Waves break in the background under a clear blue sky, and her figure is mirrored in the wet sand below.

03 September 2026

Myanmar’s Rohingya and other minorities face renewed terror, illicit economies boom

Group of about thirty conference participants posing outdoors in a courtyard with distinctive terracotta, curved colonial-era architecture and green shutters, on Gorée Island, Senegal. Attendees wear a mix of Western business attire and traditional West African and Islamic dress, including headwraps and robes; some kneel in the front row, others stand behind on a stone staircase.

02 September 2026

Faith, not fear: The women countering violent extremism in West Africa

Naomi Watts

01 September 2026

Advocate for Indigenous self-determination and sovereignty: Māori fellow Naomi Watts

A Black Lives Matter supporter wearing a dark headwrap and shirt speaks into a megaphone outside the U.S.A. Capitol.

31 August 2026

Justice beyond the courtroom: How strategic litigation is advancing racial justice

A woman stands with her eyes closed and her gloved hands clasped at her chest, a scarf covering her head, in dry scrubland where others are searching.

28 August 2026

Families searching for their disappeared still ask: Where are they?

A large audience in the auditorium as UN Human Rights Chief speaks at the podium. Behind him are remote panellists José Ayala Lasso and José Rosemberg, and a backdrop reading 'Imagine, Dialogue, Act.' Moderator Sabina Adriani and Gianni Magazzeni sit nearby, listening to the High Commissioner’s address.

24 August 2026

Creating the Office of Human Rights: A conversation between High Commissioners

A middle-aged woman wearing a red T-shirt stands in the doorway of a wooden door with a pink curtain behind her. The exterior wall is a deep turquoise. She looks to one side with a calm, resolute expression.

21 August 2026

Fighting for the land they were promised: Rural women’s struggle in Honduras

UN Human Rights staff and family members gathered at the World Humanitarian Day Ceremony

19 August 2026

The unwavering duty to protect humanitarian workers and civilians: World Humanitarian Day 2026

Una mujer con una camisa rosa de pie sobre una estructura de metal y madera.

14 August 2026

Liberia pushes toward accountability: War crimes courts, anti-corruption reform and rights for informal workers

Seth Mazibuko, leader of June 16, 1976, Soweto student uprising, with OHCHR Regional Representative for Southern Africa, Abigail Noko.

12 August 2026

Finish what we started: From Soweto 1976 to the future of human rights

Child walks with grandmother to the police station

11 August 2026

Strengthening access to justice for survivors of gender violence in Kenya

Educator Ava Kreutziger from the United States participates in a human rights education forum in Budapest, Hungary.

11 August 2026

Joy as resistance: A podcast series bringing human rights education to life

Group photo of six artists taking part in the International Contest for Minority Artists Exhibition, standing along Lake Geneva, smiling at the camera. Behind them, the Jet d'Eau fountain rises from the lake, with Geneva's cityscape, and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

07 August 2026

When art defends human rights: Minority artists exhibit in Geneva

A large group of women pose indoors in a hall, some standing and others kneeling on the floor. Almost all wear embroidered huipiles and woven skirts of different designs. In front of them, at the centre, is a circular offering made of coloured flowers, green branches and lit candles. Two Guatemalan flags and a screen are visible in the background.

06 August 2026

Honouring Guatemala’s Indigenous midwives and making space for Indigenous health systems

A woman with dark hair in a ponytail, seen from behind and in profile, speaks into a microphone while gesturing with raised fingers. She addresses an audience seated in tiered wooden auditorium seating.

03 August 2026

Pushing against a global backlash to protect women’s right to work and lead

A man hugs a woman in an inspection in Mexico

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