Human rights

Among the many present-day challenges to human rights, disinformation – the practice of deliberate manufacturing and dissemination of false or manipulated information intended to deceive and mislead audiences, either to cause harm or for personal, political, or financial gain – has particularly far-reaching implications.

Panel discussion on the human rights of older persons in the context of climate change. Joint Statement on behalf of the EU and a group of countries.

Panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Statement delivered by: Mr. Jens Frølich Holte, State Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway

Rape is a form of gender-based violence that has a profound and devastating impact on individuals, communities and societies.

We thank the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, for her continuous efforts and urge her, in line with her mandate, to expand and elevate the Joint Office's leadership to raise awareness on the causes and dynamics of genocide, to alert relevant actors in situations at risk and to mobilize the international community to take appropriate action to turn “never again” from a promise into reality.

Around the world, transgender and other gender diverse persons, who identify with a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth, face extraordinary levels of violence and harassment.

The UNGPs created a common understanding of the duties of governments and responsibilities of businesses through the three-pillar framework.

The international community has agreed that human rights are universal, indivisible, and inalienable. All people regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics are entitled to comprehensive legal protections.

National Statement by Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, Julie-Ann Guivarra, in the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women, 25 June 2021

We welcome the IE report entitled “The law of inclusion” which is a valuable contribution to better understanding the existing international obligations on gender and gender identity and expression, and its connection with the fight against violence and discrimination in all its forms.