The Special Rapporteur examines public-private partnerships, which are inextricably linked to rapidly expanding privatization of education. He highlights their implications for the right to education and for the principles of social justice and equity.

GENEVA (25 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, today called on the European Union to establish a human rights-based, coherent and...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 25 August 2015 Subjects: Maldives, Nepal and Iraq 1) Maldives The High Commissioner has expressed his...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 25 August 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded today its consideration of the initial report of Mauritius on its...

GENEVA (24 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, will assess the human rights situation of the Sami people in Finland, Sweden...

GENEVA (21 August 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Urmila Bhoola applauded the adoption of a new anti-slavery law in Mauritania that doubles the maximum prison sentence for the crime of...

GENEVA (21 August 2015) – Serious human rights violations and abuses that occurred in Darfur in 2014, including killings and sexual violence, have largely gone uninvestigated and unpunished, according...

21 August 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Gabon on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...

Comment on Mauritania by Rupert Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 21 August 2015 We are disappointed that the appeals court in Aleg yesterday missed an opportunity...