Summary The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata, visited Mauritania from 4 to 13 May 2022. He travelled to Nouakchott and...

The present document contains the report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its thirty-first and thirty-second sessions, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 9/14, 18/28, 27/25, 36/23 and 45/24.

GENEVA (21 July 2023) – UN experts* expressed serious concern about the situation of migrants and refugees in Libya who were allegedly held captive and tortured, subsequently released by Libyan...

GENEVA (21 July 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will conduct a two-day official mission to Chad from 24 to 26 July. This will be the first-ever visit to Chad by a UN High...

GENEVA (21 July 2023) – Indefinite mass detention without legal process violates international law and should be immediately ceased, especially for children, a UN expert urged today. “Meaningful...

This is the second of two consecutive reports to the General Assembly presented by the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, addressing cultural rights in development frameworks. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that international development and trade organizations are currently failing to respect cultural rights.

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Spain, with Committee Experts praising the State’s improved management of irregular migrant arrivals...

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Romania, with Committee Experts commending the State’s interaction with United Nations and...