29 September 2014 In our capacity as Special Procedures mandate-holders of the United Nations Human Rights Council, we would like to express our concern at the possible adoption by the Congress of the...

GENEVA (29 September 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts are calling on the Government and the Congress of Colombia to reconsider the possible adoption of Bill No. 85 (Senate) of...

LIMA / GENEVA (22 September 2014) –The Government of Peru must do more to tackle deep-rooted gender discrimination and violence that affect many Peruvian women and the machismo which oppresses and...

LIMA (19 September 2014) – At the end of a 9-day mission to Peru, Frances Raday, Chair-Rapporteur, and Alda Facio, Member, of the Human Rights Council Working Group delivered the following statement:...

SANTIAGO DE CHILE (9 September 2014) – United Nations human rights experts today urged the government of Chile to adopt the policy reforms regarding women’s rights proposed by Chilean President...

SANTIAGO DE CHILE (9 September 2014) – At the end of a 9-day mission to Chile, in which the Working Group’s delegation, comprised of Frances Raday and Alda Facio, visited Santiago, the region of...

GENEVA / LIMA (8 September 2014) – The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice will undertake its first official visit to Peru from 11 to 19 September 2014...

GENEVA / SANTIAGO (28 August 2014) – The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice will undertake its first official visit to Chile from 1 to 9 September 2014...

GENEVA (12 August 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today expressed their grave concern at the imminent danger of massacre faced by the Yazidi population forced to flee Sinjar in...