GENEVA (16 April 2015) – Human rights and freedoms should not be sacrificed for political convenience in the fight against terrorism, two United Nations human rights experts have said today. “It is...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is meeting in Geneva from 27 April to 15 May 2015 to review the following countries on these dates: France...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) - The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe let politics trump respect for human rights when it issued two convoluted resolutions relating to the plight of homeless...

GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention* will adopt its Basic Principles and Guidelines on the right of anyone deprived of liberty to challenge the lawfulness...

15 April 2015, PdN Room XVII Ms. Chairperson of the CRPD Committee, Mr. Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility, members of the Committee, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to be here...

NEW YORK/GENEVA (14 April 2015) – The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, will visit Afghanistan from 15 to 21 April to assess the human rights situation, and...

Bujumbura, 15 April 2015 Good afternoon, and thank you for coming. With a series of pivotal elections scheduled to take place between May and August, this is a critical moment in Burundi’s history...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers 15 April 2015 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Peru on its...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 15 April 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a day of general discussion on the right to education of persons...

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kyrgyzstan on its implementation of the...