GENEVA (19 September 2023) – A UN expert today urged States to accelerate strategies for decarbonisation and detoxification that are integrated and guided by human rights. “Deep cuts in greenhouse gas...

GENEVA (19 September 2023) – New technologies have an ambivalent relationship with enforced disappearance, UN experts said today. “On the one hand, new technologies are frequently used to perpetrate...

GENEVA (19 September 2023) – Iran has escalated its crackdown on dissent to prevent public commemoration of Jina Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody last year, UN experts* warned today, after...

GENEVA/NEW YORK (19 September 2023) – An in-depth UN report focused on reparatory justice for people of African descent, published today, urges States to show strong leadership and political will in...

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Wastes The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the use of...

“I am very worried about the developments on the ground today – in particular the impact of renewed use of armed force on civilians. It is absolutely critical that Azerbaijan and Armenia return to the...

AFTERNOON 18 September 2023 Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue...

Introduction In an era where digital technologies are increasingly integrated into migration processes, these technologies are reshaping border governance in a manner that impacts the human rights of...

“I am extremely alarmed by the decision of the Government of the Dominican Republic to close its land, sea and air border with Haiti. I urge the Government to reconsider its decision which will have...

GENEVA (18 September 2023) – A UN expert today expressed serious concern about the detention and trial of prominent lawyer Claudia González, which may amount to retaliation for her work as a human...