The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts welcoming an apology issued by the State regarding the suffering caused...

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and ninth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Argentina, Niger, Philippines, Portugal, the...

GENEVA (28 April 2023) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) found that Mexico had not taken the required legislative, administrative and other measures, including...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, More than fifty percent (50%) of the world’s population live in cities today. According to recent UN data, almost 70% of people will live in cities by 2050. As...

GENEVA (28 April 2023) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Friday issued findings on Argentina, Niger, the Philippines, Portugal, the Russian Federation and...

Background From the killing of journalists and the prevailing impunity for it to the high number of journalists being detained and their increasing legal harassment and unlawful surveillance, as well...

GENEVA (28 April 2023) – The Bahamas’ human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Wednesday, 3 May 2023...

Excellencies, Friends and colleagues, I would like to thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, H.E. Mr. Ivan Šimonović, for inviting me to this very interesting and timely exchange. The...

GENEVA (28 April 2023) – UN experts* today strongly condemned Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah on Tuesday (26) and called on the Government to impose an immediate moratorium on capital...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will be travelling to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, 30 April, to meet with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki, as well as engage with...