Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 14 March 2019 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Central African Republic and Monaco. Léopold Ismael Samba...

Human Rights Committee 13 March 2019 The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Eritrea, in the absence...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 13 March 2019 Hears Address by Haitian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Presentation of Reports of the Forum on Minority Issues, the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy...

​ Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 13 March 2019 Subject: Death penalty in the US “We welcome the signing by the Governor of California...

14-15 March 2019 GENEVA (13 March 2019) – States around the world must address the specific concerns of women in drug policies, say UN human rights experts. The call by the UN Working Group on the...

GENEVA (13 March 2019) – The United Nations must take immediate action to provide justice and remedies for displaced minority communities who were housed in UN camps constructed on toxic wasteland in...

GENEVA (12 March 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, will undertake a human rights fact-finding visit to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 18...

GENEVA (13 March 2019) — Millions around the world are deprived of citizenship because they belong to specific minorities, increasing their vulnerability and exclusion, says a UN human rights expert....

Human Rights Council MORNING 13 March 2019 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. The first part of the...