GENEVA (30 April 2015) – Australia violated the right to family life of an Iranian man who had to leave the country after 16 years because he was considered a threat to national security but was never...

GENEVA (30 April 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, today issued the following statement as he completes his six-year term:...

Committee against Torture 30 April 2015 The Committee against Torture today heard a presentation from the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Fund for Victims of Torture and...

GENEVA (30 April 2015) – A group of United Nations experts* today condemned the violence in Burundi and urged the authorities to uphold human rights, including freedom of expression and the right to...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 30 April 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourteenth and fifteenth...

Committee against Torture 30 April 2015 The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Serbia on its implementation of the provisions of the...

GENEVA (29 April 2015) – A group of UN independent human rights experts* today welcomed the US Government’s announcement of a review into two counter-terrorism operations involving the use of drones...

GENEVA (29 April 2015) – “Indonesia appeals for clemency when its own nationals face execution in other countries, so it is incomprehensible why it absolutely refuses to grant clemency for lesser...

GENEVA (29 April 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention today has concluded its 72nd regular session. The session, which took place in Geneva from 20 to 29 April 2015, saw the...