GENEVA (13 May 2015) – “The recent killing of three bloggers in Bangladesh is an alarming signal of the deterioration of the space for freedom of expression in the country,” the United Nations Special...

GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (13 May 2015) – The newly appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, will carry out her first official country visit...

KINSHASA/GENEVA, 13 May 2015: A UN report published Wednesday reveals that grave violations of international humanitarian law were committed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group from...

GENEVA (13 May 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Leilani Farha will visit Serbia, including Kosovo*, from 18 to 28 May 2015 to examine the overall achievements and challenges in realizing the...

Committee on the Rights of the Child BACKGROUND RELEASE 13 May 2015 Situation of Children’s Rights in Eritrea, Mexico, Ghana, Honduras, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and...

Madame President, Secretary General, Distinguished Members of the Council, I am grateful for the opportunity to address the Council on the human cost of the illicit transfer, destabilizing...

GENEVA (13 May 2015) – Speaking ahead of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, a group of United Nations and international human rights experts* call for an end to...