In the present report, the Working Group on the use of mercenaries examines violations of human rights and humanitarian law perpetrated by mercenaries, mercenary related actors and private military and security companies.

The present document, drawing from the inputs received to the call disseminated in November 2021, as well as from the direct experience gathered by the Working Group over the past 30 years in the dissemination and implementation of the Declaration, aims at summarizing the process that led to its adoption, illustrating its contribution to the progress of international law, identifying the main obstacles to its implementation, good practices and lessons learned and offering a set of recommendations directed at States, the United Nations, regional human rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and academic institutions.

GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Spain violated the political rights of former Catalan Government and Parliament members by suspending them from public duties...

North Korean human rights issues and the implications for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula Excellencies, dear colleagues, I’m very pleased to address the Korean Global Forum for Peace which...

WASHINGTON D.C. (30 August 2022) – A UN expert says the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) people are being deliberately undermined by some state governments in...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Lao People’s Democratic Republic on its implementation of the Convention on the...

GENEVA (30 August 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today issued findings on Azerbaijan, Benin, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Suriname, the United States of America and...

GENEVA (30 August 2022) – In a statement to mark the International Day for People of African Descent, UN experts said States must do more to combat the multiple forms of discrimination and violation...

GENEVA (30 August 2022) – People of African descent continue to face racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance including human rights violations related to violent and...