Committee against Torture 18 November 2015 The Committee against Torture concluded this afternoon its consideration of the fifth periodic report of China, including Hong Kong and Macao Special...

GENEVA (18 November 2015) – The UN Committee against Torture is due to review Jordan on 20 and 23 November in sessions that will be webcast live. Jordan is one of the 158 states that have ratified the...

London, 18 November 2015 Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, I conclude my 10-day visit to the United Kingdom. The aim of my visit was to offer an objective assessment of the various initiatives undertaken...

Berlin, Germany November 18, 2015 Distinguished participants, I am very pleased to help you launch the European Housing Forum. I am the Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, appointed by the UN...

17 November 2015 Welcome to the fourth United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights. I regret that my schedule couldn’t permit me to be in Geneva for this important gathering, but I look forward...

GENEVA (17 November 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, today denounced in the strongest possible terms the 13 November terrorist attacks in...

Gaborone, 17 November 2015 From 9-17 November 2015, I conducted an official country visit to Botswana, aiming to assess the situation of the human rights to water and sanitation in the country. I...

MOGADISHU/GENEVA/NEW YORK (17 November 2015) – At the end of a five-day visit to Somalia, UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights Ivan Simonovic called on the country’s international partners...

GABORONE / GENEVA (17 November 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Léo Heller, today urged the Government of Botswana to take the...

GENEVA / SEOUL (17 November 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Marzuki Darusman, will visit the...