Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN Secretariat department that promotes human rights under international law

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September 8 2022	Volker Türk of Austria became the eighth High Commissioner for Human Rights, succeeding Michelle Bachelet of Chile.
2021	Continued email leaks by Emma Reilly exposed the OHCHR's ongoing practice of sharing UN participants' names with Chinese authorities, which occurred from before 2012 to at least 2019.
2020	Journalist Emma Reilly leaked emails revealing that the OHCHR had been providing names of Chinese participants in UN human rights activities to Chinese authorities, a practice that violated explicit bans on such disclosures.
2020	A new Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights took office (though the specific name is not completed in the provided text).
2019	Andrew Gilmour's term as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights concluded.
August 10 2018	Michelle Bachelet from Chile is elected by the General Assembly as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, beginning her term on September 1, 2018 and serving until August 31, 2022.
2016	Andrew Gilmour became the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, succeeding Ivan Šimonović.
September 1 2014	Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-Hussein from Jordan begins his term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, serving until 2018.
September 1 2012	Navi Pillay's mandate is extended by the General Assembly for an additional half term (two years).
2010	The post of Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights was created, with Ivan Šimonović being the first appointee to this newly established position.