Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 27 September 2019 Renews Mandates on Yemen, Burundi, Somalia, Sudan, Central African Republic and Cambodia; Extends Eight Thematic Mandates The Human Rights Council this...

​ Portuguese version GENEVA/PRAIA (27 September 2019) — The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to carry out its first visit to Cabo Verde from 29 September to 10 October...

Spanish GENEVA / QUITO (27 September 2019) – “Ecuador must act to advance the right to health by addressing key issues like violence and discrimination, while investing in a sustainable health system...

All states must ensure access to safe and legal abortion as a matter of human rights, say UN experts GENEVA (27 September 2019) – As an essential reproductive healthcare service for women and girls...

GENEVA (27 September 2019) – The United Nations Committee which monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on Friday welcomed children campaigning on climate change, and...

GENEVA / PRETORIA (27 September 2019) – The Government of South Africa must act urgently to end the dangers faced by people with albinism who face discrimination based on colour, a prohibited ground...

HARARE (27 September 2019) – A UN human rights experts has called on Zimbabwe to embrace and safeguard democracy, saying that the country’s change in leadership provided an opportunity to promote...

Global Citizens Festival, New York 28 September 2019 Human rights build respectful societies for us all – they are vital to ensuring more inclusive and sustainable development, and peace. Many nations...

GENEVA (27 September 2019) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed serious concerns about reports of lack of due process following wide-spread arrests linked...

Harare, 27 September 2019 Members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, In my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, I conclude...