GENEVA (29 October 2018) – UN human rights experts* are urging Saudi Arabia to immediately halt the execution of six individuals sentenced to death for alleged crimes committed when they were under...

GENEVA (26 October 2018) — States of transit and destination have an obligation to protect the human rights of Central American migrants regardless of their migration status, said two UN expert...

GENEVA (26 October 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday warned that the mass deportation of Congolese nationals from Angola has already resulted in serious human...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 26 October 2018 (1) Mass expulsions from Angola to DRC UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...

NEW YORK (26 October 2018) - A UN human rights expert has urged the state and private sectors to review and discontinue some of the ways they currently share information stored on computer networks –...

NEW YORK (26 October 2018) ­– The UN Security Council should ensure women take a greater part in peace building processes as a way to prevent human trafficking and tackle exploitation before, during...

GENEVA (26 October 2018) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Samoa on its implementation of the provisions of the...

In his report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/16, the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy focuses on the work undertaken in the first three years of his mandate, with a...

GENEVA (25 October 2018) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to carry out its second visit to Liberia from October 29 to November 2 to explore the treatment of...