GENEVA (21 May 2015) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its first visit to the Philippines from 25 May to 3 June 2015 to assess the treatment of persons...

GENEVA (21 May 2015) - Canada’s deportation of a Jamaican man with a mental disability who had spent much of his life in Canada amounted to cruel and inhuman treatment, effectively leaving him without...

INCHEON, KOREA (21 May 2015) – “Governments’ responsibility for ensuring inclusive, quality education is the cornerstone of the post-2015 education agenda,” said the United Nations Special Rapporteur...

GENEVA (21 May 2015) – A group of United Nations human rights experts welcomed the Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai leaders’ decision not to pushback migrants and asylum seekers arriving in their...

21 May 2015 Good afternoon ladies and gentleman, I would like to first thank all of you for attending this press briefing. I was nominated Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Sudan...

21 May 2015 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Honduras on its implementation of the provisions of the...

The present report describes the context surrounding gender equality and the human rights of women in Chile and analyses related achievements and challenges. It examines the legal, institutional and policy framework for promoting equality and the participation and empowerment of women in economic, social, political and public life, with particular attention to women in situations of vulnerability.

GENEVA 20 May 2015 – A simple guide to the key role the Human Rights Treaty Bodies play in protecting human rights has been produced by the UN Human Rights Office in the UN’s six official languages...

GENEVA (20 May 2015) – “Far more effort and resources should be devoted worldwide to protect people from the negative health impacts of toxic pollution,” the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human...

20 May 2015 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Eritrea on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights...