NEW YORK / GENEVA (24 October 2014) – Development targets that pay no attention to which groups are being left behind can be met without having any real impact on ensuring a more equal and just world...

European Anti-Trafficking Day - Saturday 18 October 2014 GENEVA (18 October 2014) – Three United Nations human rights experts* today called for a concerted global response to fight the transnational...

Europe can stop human deaths and suffering, and regain control of its borders 29 September 2014 The new European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs will need to ensure that migration and...

GENEVA (29 September 2014) – Attempts at ‘sealing’ borders and preventing at any cost irregular migrants from entering the European Union will continue to fail, the United Nations Special Rapporteur...

GENEVA (13 June 2014) – A group of United Nations independent experts* on slavery, migrants, trafficking, sale and sexual exploitation of children, and internally displaced persons today welcomed the...

Colombo (26 May 2014): Following an invitation by the Government, I conducted a visit to Sri Lanka from 19 to 26 May. During my visit, I met with representatives of the Government, the United Nations...

COLOMBO / GENEVA (27 May 2014) – “The Government of Sri Lanka must boost the efforts it has made in recent years in order to prevent exploitation and abuse of Sri Lankans migrating abroad for work...

GENEVA (23 May 2014) – A group of United Nations independent experts on slavery, migrants and trafficking today called on world Governments to adopt a legally binding international protocol to respond...

GENEVA / COLOMBO (14 May 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will visit Sri Lanka from 19 to 26 May 2014 to assess the human rights...

Stockholm, 13 May 2014 States have always had an obligation to protect the rights of migrant workers and in this case, the rights of migrant domestic workers. However, in many instances, migrant...