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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

01 November 2024

“I always wanted to be the voice of my people”

Marcela de Jesús Natalia is a Mexican Indigenous Ñomndaa’ journalist, who has dedicated her life to informing in her language and defending human rights. For this she was shot three times, nearly losing her life. On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, her story illustrates how on-going impunity for such crimes against journalists affects human rights.
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24 September 2024

Indigenous Peoples

Participation of Indigenous Peoples at the UN is crucial for advancing their rights

Women prepare to cast their ballot at the polling station at Ndiaganiao in Mbour, Senegal. © REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

06 June 2024

Senegal

Senegal election is a boost for coup-prone region

Journalists interview a politician at a press briefing. © Getty

03 May 2024

Freedom of opinion and expression

Mexican actor Diego Luna and director Santiago Maza advocate for the right to freedom of expression

Wendy Flores, Nicaraguan human rights defender presenting report at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council. © Colectivo Nicaragua Nunca Más

19 April 2024

Nicaragua

Risking it all to stand up for human rights in exile

Two policemen stand behind a group of people protesting in the street. © Getty Images / Lalocracio

12 April 2024

Freedom of association and assembly

Giving law enforcement valuable tools to protect peaceful protests

People cast their vote during a regional state election in Germany in 2017.© REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

01 March 2024

Free and fair elections

2024 elections are testing democracy’s health

2023 award winner Bianca Batlle Nguema painting in her workshop in Tiana, a village close to Barcelona, Spain. © Martina Orobitg and Ariadna Tarifa

12 February 2024

Memory meets art in International Contest for Minority Artists

Arminda Sa poses for a photo outside her home in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, February 6, 2019. © Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nellie Peyton

21 July 2023

Women

Women and girls deserve full access to social security

Smiling woman addresses a group from podium © Petra Debeljak/Getty Images

23 June 2023

Women

Parliaments play a crucial role in women’s equal right to participate

A woman participates in a protest © Getty

08 June 2023

Women

Human rights ensure all spaces are accessible to women in all their diversity

On election day, members of the OHCHR Surge Team engage with human rights defender, Maryanne Kasina, at a polling station in Nairobi. © OHCHR Photo/Stephen Kibunja

24 March 2023

Kenya

Partnerships and training helped prevent election violence

Ms Coumba Fall Ven with Ramatoulaye Basse deciphers a report sent by an observer in the ETU JAMM monitoring room. OHCHR WARO - Habibou Dia

15 September 2022

Senegal: Civil society and human right defenders mobilize for a transparent election

Two girls hold a sign as supporters of women's reproductive rights take part in Women's March in Texas. © Credit – ©REUTERS/Shelby Tauber

06 September 2022

Despite being at forefront of activism, women and girls still face barriers

Rary Aro Mada Bootcamp © A.J.F.A.C.E Antsiranana

29 August 2022

Madagascar

Young people to fight impunity in Madagascar

Chileans voted overwhelmingly in favour of drafting a new constitution © Credit

08 June 2022

Free and fair elections

Chile’s constitutional process: an historic opportunity to enshrine human rights