The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Tunisia, with Experts commending the State on achieving gender...

JUBA (17 February 2023) – After nearly five years of delays in the implementation of the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement, South Sudan’s political leaders must seize the opportunity to reset the...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Slovenia, with Experts commending the State on the high level of...

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of China, the fourth periodic report of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China...

Thank you for the invitation to speak tonight. I am honoured to be here and to continue the friendship that the Martin Ennals Awards and my Office have built together over many years. The strength of...

GENEVA (16 February 2023) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday expressed serious concerns about a proposed law in Italy that could hinder the provision of life-saving assistance by...

GENEVA (16 February 2023) - UN experts* today warned about catastrophic consequences for Myanmar Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh if life-saving food aid is slashed, and issued an...

GENEVA (16 February 2023) – UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern about reports that at least 10 boys, some as young as 12 years old were allegedly taken away from Camp Roj during the...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, examines the obligations of States to criminalize, investigate and prosecute acts of torture and other ill-treatment, identifies major challenges standing in the way of impartial, prompt, transparent and effective investigations and presents a range of State practices. The Special Rapporteur places a special emphasis on the participation and protection of victims and witnesses and presents a range of actionable recommendations. The report also presents an overview of the activities of the Special Rapporteur since taking up her mandate on 1 August 2022.