GENEVA (20 October 2021) — The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has published its findings on Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Plurinational State of Bolivia and...

NEW YORK (19 October 2021) – As new technologies are increasingly used to force people to reveal or alter their thoughts, a human rights expert has called on the United Nations to clarify the scope...

GENEVA (19 October 2021) – Several UN human rights experts today urged States to engage actively and constructively in negotiations during the seventh session of the open-ended intergovernmental...

GENEVA (19 October 2021) – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts issued the following joint statement, in order to highlight the serious negative impact that financialisation has...

Geneva (19 October 2021) – A Swedish bandage maker's decision to halt shipments to Iran shows how over-compliance with U.S. sanctions harms the ability of Iranian patients to enjoy their human rights...

Letters published on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, and available now on Special Procedures database . Background: On 14 October 2021, six UN independent experts sent a total of 44 letters to G7 and G20...

Introductory remarks 8 October 2021 I am delighted to be part of this important discussion. Every day, I feel in awe with scientific and technological progress. Not that long ago, I remember waiting...

New York, 7 October 2021 Mister Chair, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends from the United Nations system, national human rights institutions and non-governmental...

14 October 2021 The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its deep concern over the death of General Raul Isaias Baduel on 12 October 2021...

Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline to chill or kill women’s expression, Irene Khan, the Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection...