The human right to water and sanitation - Fifth anniversary of a UN General Assembly key resolution Tuesday 28 July 2015 GENEVA (27 July 2015) – The right to safe and clean drinking water and...

GENEVA (28 July 2015) – The United Nations Working Group of Experts of People of African Descent today called on the Government of the Dominican Republic to take steps to prevent arbitrary...

Spokespersons for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville / Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 24 July 2015 (1) Resignation of Deputy High Commissioner I would just like to...

ROUNDUP 24 July 2015 Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Senegal, Spain, the Gambia, Viet Nam, Bolivia, Croatia, Namibia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Also Adopts General Comment on...

ROUNDUP 24 July 2015 Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Venezuela, United Kingdom, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Spain, Canada, Uzbekistan and France The Human Rights Committee...

This study identifies challenges to the right to political and public participation and ways to overcome those challenges. It provides examples of best practices and experiences with respect to the implementation of the right to participate in political and public affairs. It also makes recommendations drawn from the contributions received as well as from other available sources.

Geneva (23 July 2015) - The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will make its first visit to the Netherlands from 28 to 31 July to provide advice and technical assistance on...

BACKGROUND RELEASE 23 July 2015 Committee to Consider Reports of Slovakia, Iraq and Switzerland The Committee against Torture will meet at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 27 July to 14 August to...