At the 56 th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC56), which took place in Geneva from 18 June to 12 July 2024, the European Union continued to be a strong voice in addressing human rights violations and abuses worldwide.

On the margins of the Advisory Board Meeting of the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF), the EU Delegation organised an event to raise awareness of road safety, which kills 1.19 million people worldwide every year.

Torture is an extreme form of abuse of power. 40 years ago, the international community marked a pivotal moment in the fight for #HumanRights with the adoption of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). Still, more action is needed to see it implemented in full. On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the EU calls for...

Children are disproportionately affected by armed conflict. They face violence, injury and death, recruitment or use by armed forces and armed groups, displacement and uprooting, interrupted education, lack of health care, long-lasting physical and mental trauma and much more.