Summary The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Qatar from 3 to 14 November 2019 at the invitation of the Government. The Working Group commends progress made in Qatar and identifies a number...

Summary The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Greece from 2 to 13 December 2019 upon the invitation of the Government. The Working Group identified positive developments, including the...

Summary The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, visited New Zealand from 2 to 12 March 2020. The main objective of her visit was to identify...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, visited the Congo from 14 to 24 October 2019. Since the visit of the previous Special Rapporteur in 2010, the...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabián Salvioli, presents his report on his visit to El Salvador from 23 April to 3 May...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabián Salvioli, presents his report on his visit to the Gambia from 20 to 27 November...

Summary The Working Group visited Switzerland from 13 to 17 May 2019. Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group’s visit focused on private military and security companies on the one hand and...

Madam President, Distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, representatives of NGOs, NHRIs Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you very much for the opportunity to present my 3 annual...

Summary In the report on her visit to Japan, from 12 to 19 February 2020, the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members...