GENEVA (31 January 2019) – The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will carry out a fact-finding visit to Belgium from 4 to 11 February 2019. “We will gather...

Good practices and challenges This publication contains the findings of the Secretary General’s 2018 report A/73/354 submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 69/16 in which the Assembly...

Summary The recommendations in the present report draw primarily from the discussions and contributions made by participants at the eleventh session of the Forum on Minority Issues, held on 29 and 30...

UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 28 January 2019 The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples reaffirms the importance of the 2019 International Year...

Spanish Madrid, 25 January 2019 Introduction Good afternoon and thank you for coming. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Government of Spain for the invitation to undertake a...

Spanish GENEVA / MADRID (25 January 2019) – Spain must fully implement its laws to ensure that minorities can enjoy their human rights, says the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 25 January 2019 1) Malawi We are very concerned about an increase in political violence in Malawi...

GENEVA (25 January 2019) – A UN human rights expert today welcomed Angola’s decision to decriminalize same-sex relations, and urged other States to follow, saying such legislation was one of the root...

Summary In her report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, presents the findings of the round table on albinism and human rights, held in...

Summary The present report relates to the official visit of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism to Kenya from 7 to 17 September 2018. The report commends...