AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon decided to appoint, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation...

Russian | Romanian In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, I conducted an official visit to the Republic of Moldova between 20-29 June, 2016, at the invitation of...

Russian | Romanian CHISINAU / GENEVA (30 June 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, yesterday called on the Government of the Republic of Moldova to...

Geneva, 29 June 2016 As independent human rights experts 1 appointed by the Human Rights Council, we call for a New Urban Agenda that embraces the transformative potential of human rights as a...

To mark the International Day for the Victims of Torture on 26 June, a group* of UN human rights experts is calling on States to redouble efforts to prevent the ill-treatment and torture faced by...

Portuguese GENEVA (22 June 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, today strongly condemned recent attacks on the Guarani Kaiowá...

Romanian | Russian GENEVA (16 June 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, will visit the Republic of Moldova from 20 to 29 June 2016 to assess the...

DAR ES SALAAM / GENEVA (15 June 2016) – The first-ever regional forum for Action on Albinism in Africa will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 17-19 June. The event hosted by the United...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – 15 June 2016 GENEVA (14 June 2016) – Speaking ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day*, on 15 June, the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all...

GENEVA (13 June 2016) – The United Nations Working Group of Experts of People of African Descent today expressed alarm over reports of violence toward people of African descent in Colombia, and called...