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March 22, 2022 News

UN rights body should do more to address abuses in Russia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China

HRW Statement - Item 4 General Debate - HRC49

Russia's continued assault on human rights both in Ukraine and nationally highlights the importance of ensuring Council scrutiny of country situations not formally on its agenda. We welcome the creation of a Commission of Inquiry on the Ukraine…

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.

January 28, 2022 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in Advance of its Review of Egypt

This document provides an overview of Human Rights Watch’s observations and questions to Egypt in advance of the upcoming pre-sessional review of Egypt by the UN Human Rights Committee (“the Committee”). We hope that it will inform the Committee’s…

September 27, 2021 News

UN Rights Body Should Ensure Scrutiny for Abuses in Egypt

Item 4 General Debate

Madam President, In the six months since a large cross-regional group of states delivered a joint statement on Egypt’s steadily deteriorating human rights situation, the Egyptian government has continued its widespread human rights violations and…

A masked Egyptian policeman watches Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.

March 15, 2021 News

Russia, Egypt under increasing scrutiny at UN rights body

HRW Statement - Item 4 General Debate

The joint statements on Egypt and on Russia, delivered under item 4 by large cross-regional groups of states, bring much-needed attention to the rapidly deteriorating situation in these countries. Ten years after the 2011 Egyptian…

October 13, 2020 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Egypt

79th Pre-Session

We write in advance of the 79th pre-session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and its review of the Arab Republic of Egypt’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women…

March 11, 2020 News

Human Rights Council Should Take Action on Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and India

Item 4 General Debate – Oral Intervention

Under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government, Egyptians continue to face some of the worst human rights abuses in decades. The government’s zero-tolerance policy to peaceful dissent means that civil society organizations are under continuous attack,…

October 18, 2019 News

UN Human Rights Council should bring increased attention to grave rights violations by members China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt

Human Rights Watch Oral Intervention under Item 4: General Debate

At the recent June session of the Human Rights Council, 25 states sent a joint letter to the President of the Human Rights Council and to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressing deep concern at widespread rights violations against ethnic…

September 19, 2019 News

UN Human Rights Council Should Address Chronic Reprisals by Egypt

Item 5 Interactive Dialogue with Assistant Secretary General Andrew Gilmour on Reprisals

Thank you, Mr. President, Assistant Secretary General Gilmour, Human Rights Watch thanks you for your latest report. We are deeply concerned that Egypt has committed further acts of intimidation and reprisals against individuals cooperating…

March 14, 2019 News

Violence against Women Pervasive in Nigeria

Adoption of Nigeria's UPR

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch welcome Nigeria’s cooperation with the review process and its positive response to some of the recommendations made by other States in the UPR Working Group. We remain deeply concerned about…

Pallbearers carry coffins during the funeral service for people killed during clashes between cattle herders and farmers in Ibrahim Babangida Square in the Benue state capital, Makurdi, January 11, 2018. Violence between the mainly Muslim Fulani herdsmen

March 12, 2019 News

UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Cameroon, and the Philippines

Item 4 General Debate

While the Council has several critical situations on its agenda, we are alarmed that the crises in many countries deepen while the Council stands idly by. Civic space in Bahrain has continued to shrink as prominent rights defenders, journalists…

Delegates arrive for the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017.

September 19, 2018 News

UN Rights Body Should Take Action on Reprisals

Interactive Dialogue with Assistant UN Secretary-General Andrew Gilmour on the Secretary-General’s Report on Reprisals

Human Rights Watch welcomes the first Interactive Dialogue with the ASG and his latest report. We are deeply concerned about cases of reprisals committed in the reporting period, including by three countries that have appeared in every single report by…

June 27, 2018 News

UN Human Rights Council: As US Retreats, Other Countries Need To Work Together in Defense of Human Rights

Item 4 General Debate

At a time when courageous leadership in defense of human rights is most critical, Human Rights Watch regrets the self-defeating decision by the United States to withdraw from this Council. By walking away, the US is turning its back not just on the…

The 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

March 9, 2018 News

A time to stand up for human rights: UN rights body needs to ensure effective outcomes, placing victims first

Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights

In this anniversary year, we share your concerns at the gap between the promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its implementation. The hashtag for your UDHR campaign is appropriately #StandUp4HumanRights. This is a time when…

September 20, 2017 News

UN Rights Body Must End Shameful Silence on Egypt

Item 4 General Debate

Repression of rights defenders, journalists, and opposition in Egypt has reached levels not seen in decades – from legislation effectively banning NGOs, to enforced disappearances, long-term arbitrary detention, and extrajudicial killings. …

Sketch showing an Egyptian man being electrocuted.

June 7, 2017 News

States should address non-cooperation with Human Rights Council & ensure competitive elections

Item 2 General Debate on High Commissioner’s report

We appreciate the High Commissioner’s call for an international investigation on the Kasais unless DRC agrees to a joint investigation by tomorrow. The High Commissioner has rightly brought attention to cases of non-cooperation with UN mechanisms. We…

The seat of Burundi delegation is pictured before a special session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Burundi in Geneva, Switzerland December 17, 2015.

June 6, 2017 News

States should protect LGBTI persons from violence and discrimination; Philippines should cooperate with UN executions mandate

Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

We welcome the first report of the Independent Expert on SOGI-related violence and discrimination. We recognize that some States opposed creation of the mandate, but are encouraged that it was reaffirmed by the General Assembly with support from all UN…

March 9, 2017 News

Human Rights Council: With Human Rights under Threat, a Time for Leadership

Item 2 – Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on his Annual Report

We share the High Commissioner’s concerns about current threats to human rights values, and to the international framework itself. Whether the Council can rise to these challenges will depend on a number of factors. First, leadership: many…

June 14, 2016 News

UN Human Rights Council: General Debate on Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Statement delivered under Item 2

We share the High Commissioner’s profound concern at restrictions, harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders and civil society organisations in countries and regions around the world. While recent releases of some human rights…

March 21, 2016 News

UN Human Rights Council: The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action

General Debate under Item 8

The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action affirms the vital contribution of civil society to the realization of human rights. It is therefore with dismay that we note a concerted pushback against civil society participation in countries and…

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UN rights body should do more to address abuses in Russia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in Advance of its Review of Egypt

UN Rights Body Should Ensure Scrutiny for Abuses in Egypt

Russia, Egypt under increasing scrutiny at UN rights body

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Egypt

Human Rights Council Should Take Action on Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and India

UN Human Rights Council should bring increased attention to grave rights violations by members China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt

UN Human Rights Council Should Address Chronic Reprisals by Egypt

Violence against Women Pervasive in Nigeria

UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Cameroon, and the Philippines

UN Rights Body Should Take Action on Reprisals

UN Human Rights Council: As US Retreats, Other Countries Need To Work Together in Defense of Human Rights

A time to stand up for human rights: UN rights body needs to ensure effective outcomes, placing victims first

UN Rights Body Must End Shameful Silence on Egypt

States should address non-cooperation with Human Rights Council & ensure competitive elections

States should protect LGBTI persons from violence and discrimination; Philippines should cooperate with UN executions mandate

Human Rights Council: With Human Rights under Threat, a Time for Leadership

UN Human Rights Council: General Debate on Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN Human Rights Council: The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action

UN Human Rights Council: Item 4 General Debate

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