US Program Executive Director Nicole Austin-Hillery delivers Human Rights Watch’s Item 9 statement to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). This statement was for the UNHRC general debate on racism and racial discrimination which took place March 19, 2021.

A cross-regional joint statement delivered by Peru on behalf of 53 States at the 38th session of the Human Rights Council in June expressed concern at the human rights and humanitarian crisis in the country and called for continued reporting by the Office of the High Commissioner. The Human Rights Council should respond to that call and adopt a resolution this session to ensure continued reporting by the High Commissioner, and discussion of those reports by the Council so that it may consider an appropriate response to the deteriorating situation in Venezuela.

The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen during its current session in Geneva. The parties on both sides of Yemen’s armed conflict are committing laws-of-war violations and human rights abuses with impunity.

Leila Swan's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on September 22, 2017.

John Fisher's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on March 02, 2018.

John Fisher's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on February 28, 2018

Laila Matar's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on September 28, 2016.

John Fisher's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on September 27, 2016.

Laila Matar’s statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on September 28, 2016.

Hanan Salah's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on September 28, 2016.