In this report, the Special Rapporteur finds that despite the impressive gains made by women, gender equality in freedom of expression remains a distant goal.

Русский GENEVA (30 July 2021) — The decision to cancel the licence of a Belarusian lawyer after he spoke to the media about the detention conditions of his client, an opposition presidential candidate...

Roma Holocaust Memorial Day 2 August 2021 GENEVA (30 July 2021) – Roma around the world must not be made scapegoats of politicians, or demonized and targeted on social media, Fernand de Varennes, the...

Durban+20: Reflections on Youth and Racism twenty years later Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 30 July 2021 Greetings to all of you. This 20th anniversary...

GENEVA (30 July 2021) – UN experts* today called for all mercenaries and mercenary-related private contractors to leave Libya, saying their departure is long overdue, and is a vital precondition to...

30 July 2021 The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted its concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Belgium and closed its seventy-first online session. Acting Committee...

GENEVA (30 July 2021) – The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Belgium, the State party which it examined during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects...

GENEVA (30 July 2021) — The UN Human Rights Committee has issued its findings on Togo, the State party which it examined during its latest session. The findings concluded an online dialogue with the...

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 submitted this report based primarily on information provided by victims, witnesses, civil...

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 30 July 2021 GENEVA (29 July 2021) — A deadly combination of racism, xenophobia and gender-based discrimination means victims of human trafficking are not...