DAR ES SALAAM / GENEVA (28 July 2017) – People with albinism living in rural Tanzania continue to live in fear amid widespread attitudes that lead to violence against them, a United Nations human...

Summary This is a summary of the report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions, prepared pursuant to Council resolutions 9/14, 18/28 and...

Members of the Press, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present some of my preliminary findings following my official visit to Tanzania between 18 and 28 July 2017, at the invitation of the...

GENEVA (27 July 2017) – Plans to close a London market as part of a gentrification project represent a threat to cultural life, a group of United Nations human rights experts* has warned today. Seven...

The General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) on 13 September 2007 (resolution 61/295). The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights...

Summary The theme of the present report is “Embrace diversity and energize humanity”. The report highlights key developments in 2017, particularly in regard to: the progression of human rights law and...