20 August 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Ukraine on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...

GENEVA (20 August 2015) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today condemned the recent prison sentencing of prominent Azerbaijani human rights activists Leyla and Arif Yunus as...

This study offers a comprehensive analytical overview of the international legal framework and jurisprudence regarding the rights of indigenous peoples with respect to their cultural heritage, and addresses some of the specific issues for indigenous peoples when it comes to cultural heritage.

In this report, the Working Group revisits the concept of mercenarism in order to explore how its mandate corresponds to evolving phenomena that may be considered as contemporary forms of mercenarism or mercenary-related activities. The phenomenon of foreign fighters presents such an opportunity. It further prompts an assessment of the impact of the presence of these actors on human rights, in particular the right to self-determination.

19 August 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kenya on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...

Memorial Ceremony in remembrance of those killed in the service of human rights 19 August 2015 My dear colleagues and friends, On this day twelve years, 22 of our co-workers were killed in an attack...

GENEVA (19 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes, Baskut Tuncak, today called on the Government of China and relevant businesses to...

19 August 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined nineteenth to twenty-first report of the Netherlands on its implementation of...