GENEVA (28 October 2016) – The trade deal set to be signed by the European Union and Canada is a corporate-driven, fundamentally flawed treaty which should not be signed or ratified without a...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has issued a strong call to the international community not to forget about the...

GENEVA (28 October 2016) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Belarus on its implementation of the provisions of the...

GENEVA (28 October 2016) – Hopes of an improving human rights picture in Belarus have been dashed, according to a new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the country...

Third Committee, Item 68 (b & c) 28 October 2016, New York Mr. President, Madame Chairperson, distinguished delegates, representatives of the United Nations and the NGO community, I would like to...

Regional workshop on the Benefits of, and challenges to, the ratification and implementation of CAT in the Pacific 27/28 October 2016 Natadola, Fiji Bula Vinaka! This is a very promising event for the...

GENEVA (28 October 2016) – States must heed the pleas of countless victims of crimes against humanity for justice and accountability, Sheila Keetharuth of the former UN Commission of Inquiry on human...

Korean version NEW YORK (27 October 2016) – A United Nations rights expert has called on the international community to adopt a common and principled approach to the protection of human rights in the...

NEW YORK (27 October 2016) – Palestine’s right to development is being denied by Israel, creating an environment plagued by poverty, “epic” unemployment and economic stagnation, according to a new...