Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Background In 2014 the Committee decided to prepare a draft general comment on article 19 of the Convention. The Committee considered that it was...

GENEVA (27 October 2017) – The situation of at least 350,000 besieged civilians in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus, is an outrage, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al...

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Mr. Diego García-Sayán Warsaw, 27 October 2017 Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, At the invitation of the...

GENEVA (27 October 2017) – Civil and criminal proceedings by Iran against BBC Persian staff and contributors must be halted, two UN human rights specialists have said. “The Iranian authorities appear...

NEW YORK (26 October 2017) – A United Nations human rights expert has called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for fundamental violations of international law during 50 years...

GENEVA (27 October 2017) – The people of Eritrea are suffering unending brutal human rights violations, and thousands continue walking for days in a desperate bid to reach the borders with...

NEW YORK (27 October 2017) – Belarus has a “devastating” record on human rights which has worsened over two decades as the president has consolidated his grip on absolute power, a UN human rights...

Spanish GENEVA/MONTEVIDEO (27 October 2017) – Uruguay’s commitment to human rights at home and abroad is clear, but the country must address a series of challenges, including “inhumane” prison...

Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar established by HRC resolution 34/22 -Press Release- Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 October 2017 – Three United Nations human rights experts concluded...

Polish GENEVA / WARSAW (27 October 2017) – The independence of Poland’s judicial system and other crucial democratic standards like the separation of powers are under threat, UN Special Rapporteur...