GENEVA (8 May 2014) – The outgoing United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, today urged more businesses and civil society “to...

8 May 2014 Geneva, 8 May 2014 -- The Human Rights Council today appointed 19 human rights experts to serve as United Nations Special Procedure mandate holders tasked with reporting on a wide range of...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 8 May 2014 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the second periodic report of China as well as reports of the...

GENEVA (7 May 2014) – Over 900 cases of enforced disappearance are being reviewed by a UN body of independent experts this week. The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, which...

NAIROBI (7 May 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today called for concerted development and peacebuilding action...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 7 May 2014 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the combined second to third periodic report of Armenia on how the...

GENEVA (6 May 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today called on to the Government of Eritrea to put an immediate end to...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date : 6 May 2014 Subject: 1) Ukraine 2) Nigeria 3) DRC 1) Ukraine We are deeply concerned by the surge in...