SummaryFrom 11 to 22 March 2024, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabián Salvioli, conducted an official visit to Finland and Swe...

GENEVA – The US Government’s imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution is a brash attempt to dismantle the international legal system created by States, juris...

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND THE NUCLEAR LEGACY IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS1. On this day, 28 August 2026 I would like to acknowledge the importance of commemorating the International Day against Nuclear Test...

On the 2026 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances; the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; the United Nations Volun...

SummaryIn this report, the Special Rapporteur addresses the issue of denialism, negationism and revisionism of serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law in transitional justice contexts....

GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed serious concern over criminal proceedings brought against a Chilean judge for his judicial decisions in cases involving gross human rights violations, warning that...

GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm over disciplinary proceedings initiated against judges who have applied international law in cases involving serious human rights violations.“The initiation ...

GINEBRA – Los expertos en derechos humanos de las Naciones Unidas* acogieron hoy con satisfacción el proyecto de ley de amnistía presentado ante la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, y subrayaron que deb...

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today welcomed the draft amnesty law before the Venezuelan National Assembly, stressing that it must apply to all victims of unlawful prosecution and be embedded in a...

GENEVA – Allegations that at least 80 Indigenous children were subjected to illegal intercountry adoptions after being institutionalised at the “Hogar Temporal Elisa Martínez” following their capture ...

C’est le moment d’intégrer pleinement le système interaméricain de protection des droits de la personne.

GENEVA – UN experts* today called for a durable ceasefire, the protection of civilians and of Kurdish rights, and the safety and security of detainees and prisoners following recent Syrian military op...

GENEVA – A future transition in Venezuela must be firmly grounded in international human rights law, anchored in truth and accountability, and guided by the rights and aspirations of the Venezuelan pe...

Le Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies affirme qu’il faut s'attaquer aux graves violations des droits commises contre la population.

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over the content of Peru’s Constitutional Court ruling upholding the “impunity” law, which allows statutes of limitations for crimes aga...

BackgroundIn accordance with Human Rights Council’s resolution 54/8, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Mr. Bernard Duhaime, wil...

GENEVA – Amid rising authoritarianism, deepening polarisation, growing intolerance, and mounting pressures on the multilateral system, Human Rights Day offers a vital moment to reaffirm our shared com...