Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, UN experts call for urgent action to combat antisemitism GENEVA (23 January 2020) – States must take urgent and effective steps to monitor...

Spanish version GENEVA (23 January 2020) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, will undertake a fact-finding visit to Spain from 27 January to 7 February 2020...

DHAKA (23 January 2020) – As grave allegations of international crimes remain to be effectively addressed by the authorities in Myanmar, a UN human rights expert today said she had not given up hope...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 23 January 2020 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Hungary on how it implements the...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, conducted an official visit to Kazakhstan from...

Swedish version GENEVA (22 January 2020) – Sweden's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Monday, 27...

GENEVA (22 January 2020) – Grenada's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Monday, 27 January 2020...

GENEVA (22 January 2020) - UN human rights experts are gravely concerned by information they have received suggesting that, in contravention of fundamental international human rights standards, a...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 23 January 2020 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Costa Rica on...