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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights attends an event where young people celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in Room XX at the United Nations Office in Geneva - 13 December 2018. Photo: UN Photo/Violaine Martin. URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unhumanrights/45671096304/in/album-72157701555208792/

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

  • Established by A/RES/48/141 of 20 Dec. 1993
  • Annual report
  • Reference materials
  • Databases
  • OHCHR Library
  • High Commissioners
    • 2022- : Volker Türk (Austria)
      • A/76/939; General Assembly decision 76/423 of 8 September 2022
    • 2018-2022 : Michelle Bachelet (Chile)
      • A/72/945; General Assembly decision 72/422 in A/72/PV.111 of 10 August 2018
    • 2014-2018: Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan)
      • A/68/904, General Assembly decision 68/420 of 16 June 2014
    • 2008-2014: Navanethem Pillay (South Africa)
      • A/62/913, General Assembly decision 62/420 of 28 July 2008
      • Press release SG/A/1145-BIO/3996-HR/4959 [2008]
      • A/66/802, General Assembly decision 66/423 renewal as of 1 Sept. 2012
    • 2004-2008: Louise Arbour (Canada)
      • A/58/718 + Add.1, General Assembly decision 58/417 of 25 Feb. 2004 
      • Press release SG/A/866-BIO/3558 [2004]
    • 2003-2004: Bertrand Ramcharan (Acting High Commissioner) (Guyana)
    • 2002-2003: Sergio Vieira de Mello (Brazil) [died in office on 19 August 2003]
      • A/56/109, General Assembly decision 56/323 of 23 July 2002
      • Press release SG/A/808-BIO/3429-HR/4613 [2002]
    • 1997-2002: Mary Robinson (Ireland)
      • A/51/924, A/51/924/Add.1, General Assembly decision 51/322 of 17 June 1997
      • Press release SG/A/638-BIO/3076 [1997]
      • A/55/110, General Assembly decision 55/322 of 31 May 2001
      • Press release SG/SM/7762-HR/4526 [2001]
    • 1994-1997: José Ayala-Lasso (Ecuador)
      • A/48/859, General Assembly decision 48/321 of 14 Feb. 1994
      • Press release SG/A/567 [1994]
      • Press release BIO/2840-HR/3937 [1994]
      • Press release SG/SM/6173-HR/4322 [1997]