GENEVA/KHARTOUM (22 February 2017) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, has called on the Government in Khartoum to protect the...

GENEVA (23 February 2017) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh to ninth periodic reports of Rwanda on its implementation of the...

GENEVA (24 February 2017) – United Nations human rights experts are calling for strong, urgent action by States, including legislation and enforcement of corporate accountability, to try to ensure...

H.E. Mr. Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli, President of the Human Rights Council 22 February 2017 Since my election as President of the Human Rights Council, I have been immensely proud yet humble to...

GENEVA (22 February 2017) - Morocco and Burkina Faso are among the countries that the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit in 2017 to assess the treatment of people deprived of their...

GENEVA (22 February 2017) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, Gustavo Gallón, will visit the country from 28 February to 11 March 2017 to assess the...

Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 22 February 2017 The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-fourth regular session from 27 February to 24 March 2017 in the Human Rights and...

Video message by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the signing ceremony 22 February 2017 Your Excellency Minister Videgaray, President of the National Human Rights...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 22 February 2017 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Sri Lanka on...