In her first report as newly appointed Special Rapporteur, Ms Alexandra Xanthaki presents an overview of her vision for the mandate. Building on the important work conducted by her predecessors, the Special Rapporteur recalls important aspects in the evolution of the nature and scope of cultural rights and reflects on the corresponding States’ obligations, highlights the positive nature of culture and the empowering force of cultural rights and identifies a preliminary list of issues she intends to address during her tenure.

GENEVA (28 January 2022) — The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will hold its upcoming session from 31 January to 11 February, during which it will review Madagascar and the Netherlands. The two...

The Myanmar junta is committing gross human rights violations against the people of Myanmar.

GENEVA (26 January 2022) - On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UN human rights experts* reiterate their calls to combat antisemitism and all forms of religious and racial...

GENEVA (17 January 2022) - Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, a group of UN human rights...

GENEVA (13 January 2022) - UN human rights experts* expressed dismay at the decision by Iranian authorities to proceed with the execution of juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi despite repeated calls...

CRC 33rd session 30 May 2003 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Jamaica on how that country was implementing the provisions of the Convention on...

30 May 2003 Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, reiterates his welcome of France's intention to deploy troops in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic...

CRC 33rd session 27 May 2003 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on how that country was implementing the provisions of...

CRC 33rd session 26 May 2003 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial report of the Solomon Islands on how it was implementing the provisions of the Convention on the...