GENEVA (29 September 2023) – Colombia must guarantee the right of victims to truth, justice, reparation and non-recurrence in its peace and transitional justice agenda in compliance with international...

GENEVA (29 September 2023) - The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) will undertake a visit to Australia from 1 to 10 October 2023. The purpose of the visit is...

GENEVA (15 September 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, will conduct an official visit to Algeria from 16 to...

GENEVA (14 September 2023) - A UN expert today lauded Georgia’s progress towards an inclusive and rights-based environment for persons with disabilities and urged practical implementation of the...

KYIV (10 September 2023) – Russia’s armed aggression is becoming synonymous with torture and other inhuman cruelty, a UN expert said today. “The volume of credible allegations of torture and other...

QUITO (8 September 2023) –Poverty is a root cause of the surging violence and insecurity in Ecuador, the UN’s poverty expert said today at the end of his two-week visit to the country, as he urged...

GENEVA (8 September 2023) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will conduct its first visit to the State of Palestine from 10 to 21 September to assess measures taken to protect people...

Sydney (8 September 2022) – Where the Australian Government sees efforts towards stronger regulations to address the risks of chemicals and pollution, communities and civil society denounce the...

PANAMA (7 September 2023) – A UN expert today urged the Panamanian authorities to speed up the implementation of a law on albinism adopted in 2021, to provide life-saving assistance and support to...

GENEVA (1 September 2023) -The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, will conduct an official visit to Georgia from 4 to 14 September 2023. During his visit...