TRANSFORMING GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: FEMINIST ECONOMICS AND THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS International Association for Feminist Economics Annual Conference 29 June-1 July, Graduate...

GENEVA (29 June 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called for an urgent review of the legal proceedings brought against opposition politicians in Cambodia after at least 43 defendants were...

Mr. President Distinguished representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to be here before this august assembly for my first oral presentation after my appointment as Special Rapporteur on the...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today held an informal briefing for States parties on its draft general recommendation on the rights of indigenous women and girls. In...

GENEVA (28 June 2022) – The UN Child Rights Committee today expressed deep concern over the information it has received about the use of violence against children by the Ecuadorian security forces...

Distinguished President, Excellencies, Colleagues, I am pleased to address you today on this important and complex topic. Let me begin with what I believe should be a key priority in today’s...

GENEVA (28 June 2022) – A UN human rights expert today urged banks and other financial institutions around the world to stop over-complying with sanctions regimes imposed by various countries, saying...

GENEVA (28 June 2022) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas (Argentina), announced today the appointment of Radhika Coomaraswamy of Sri Lanka to serve as a member...

GENEVA (28 June 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee is holding its current session from 27 June to 27 July, during which it will review Luxembourg, Uruguay, Ireland, Georgia, Hong Kong-China and...

On Wednesday, a revised version of a major human rights document – the Istanbul Protocol – is being launched in Geneva. Since 1999, the Istanbul Protocol has set out international standards for...