New York, 20 October 2016 Madam Chairperson, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present to you my final report as the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of...

BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee to Consider Situation in Canada, Burundi, Bhutan, Belarus, Argentina, Switzerland, Honduras, Armenia, Bangladesh, Estonia, and the Netherlands GENEVA (20 October 2016) -...

20 October 2016 In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, I conducted an official visit to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, from 10 to 20 October 2016...

GENEVA (20 October 2016) – The record of Burundi on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 26 October. Burundi has ratified...

20 October 2016 Introductory comments In my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), I carried out a visit to the Islamic Republic of...

COLOMBO (20 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, today urged the Government of Sri Lanka not to lose the momentum gained by the new...

French GENEVA (20 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, will undertake his first official visit to Madagascar from 25 to 31 October...

GENEVA (20 October 2016) - The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Colombia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant...

KABUL / GENEVA (20 October 2016) – A United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today called on the Government of Afghanistan to intensify its efforts to meet the...

NEW YORK (20 October 2016) – “There is no question that governments worldwide are wielding the tools of censorship,” warns the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the freedom of opinion and...