United Nations
Human Rights Watch leverages our research on countries and issues addressed at the United Nations to inform UN officials and member states of key findings, influence policy on a wide range of discussions and push for urgent action on human rights crises. Consistent with the Human Rights up Front framework initiated by the UN Secretary-General, our mission is to ensure human rights considerations are at the heart of various debates, branches and mechanisms of the United Nations. We engage members of the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and other key departments of the UN Secretariat, present information from independent investigations, and advocate for protection of civilians, accountability for past abuses, and preventive measures against future violations.
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Burundi: Allegations of Killings, Disappearances, Torture
UN Rights Body Should Ensure International Investigations Continue
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UN Security Council: End Inaction on Ethiopia
Secretary-General Should Press for a Sustained Crisis Response
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Venezuela: Urgent Aid Needed to Combat Covid-19
Water Shortages in Hospitals Heighten Risk in Country, Region
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States should ensure universal and equitable access to vaccines, support TRIPS waiver
HRW Statement - HRC Full-day intersessional seminar on good practices, key challenges and new developments relevant to access to medicines and vaccines
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Civil Society Groups Seek Urgent UN Action on Yemen
More Than 75 Groups Urge General Assembly to Establish New Investigative Mechanism
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Oral Statement at the Intersessional Briefing by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Situation of Human Rights in Ethiopia
Concrete, Urgent Council Action Needed
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Egypt: UNDP Report Whitewashes Human Rights Violations
Joint Letter by Human Rights Organizations Calls for Accountability
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Thailand: Cambodian Refugees Forcibly Returned
Thai Government Facilitates Hun Sen’s Persecution of Political Opposition
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Papua New Guinea: Address Abuses Raised at UN Review
Countries Criticize Failures on Women’s and LGBT Rights and the Death Penalty
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Ethiopia: International Action Needed to Prevent Atrocities
Inciting Rhetoric, Sweeping Emergency Regulations Fuel Abuses
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UN Rights Body Should Reinstate Scrutiny on Sudan
HRW Statement at the 32nd Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council
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UN Should Create New Yemen War-Crimes Investigation
Saudi Arabia and UAE Fight for Impunity in Yemen Conflict
