Summary In its report, the Working Group provides information on the activities carried out and the communications and cases examined from 18 May 2017 to 2 May 2018. The report includes a section on...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 31 July 2018 (1) Syria We strongly condemn the shocking attacks by ISIL in civilian-populated areas...

GENEVA (31 July 2018) – Bangladesh must halt the industrialisation of the Sundarbans Reserved Forest, the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world, says UN expert John H. Knox in his last...

GENEVA (31 July 2018) - The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Seychelles on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the...

GENEVA (31 July 2018) - The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Chile on the efforts made by the State party to implement the...

Summary In the present report, the first by the present mandate holder, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order sets out his preliminary views and...

Summary In this thematic report, the Special Rapporteur explores the link between South-South cooperation, sustainable development and the right to development. After elaborating on the concept of...