GENEVA (29 July 2019) – In a statement to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro...

Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Urmila Bhoola, assesses features of slavery today and indicates how...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, visited Italy from 3 to 12 October 2018. Further to the analysis of the normative framework and...

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kuala Lumpur, 18 July 2019 I have just completed my mission to Myanmar’s neighbours Thailand and Malaysia. I thank the Governments of...

KUALA LUMPUR (18 July 2019) – Human rights violations in Myanmar are creating increasingly serious issues for South and South East Asia, a UN expert said today, urging stronger action by regional...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, discusses child slavery and the various forms in which it manifests today.

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 8 July 2019 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of civil society...

16 June 2003 OPENING STATEMENT BY MR. BERTRAND RAMCHARAN ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY 16 – 20 June 2003...