GENEVA (26 August 2016) – Two United Nations expert groups on enforced disappearances called on States worldwide to prevent and eradicate enforced disappearances, including short-term enforced...

Committee on the Rights of Persons 26 August 2016 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today adopted two General Comments, on Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons...

GENEVA (26 August 2016) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will begin a two-day official visit to Liechtenstein on Sunday, at the invitation of the Government. During...

GENEVA (26 August 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, today urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt immediately the execution of...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 26 August 2016 ROUNDUP Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Greece, United Kingdom, Paraguay, South Africa, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sri Lanka...

Arabic | French GENEVA (25 August 2016) – In light of the gravity of alleged breaches of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Yemen, and given challenges faced by the...

GENEVA (25 August 2016) – Niger's record on protecting the rights of migrant workers is due to be reviewed by the UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers (CMW) on 30 and 31 August in Geneva...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 25 August 2016 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Italy on its...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers BACKGROUND RELEASE 25 August 2016 The twenty-fifth session of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families...