​ French GENEVA (24 May 2019) - The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) strongly condemns the recent attacks that led to the deaths of more than...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 24 May 2019 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Botswana on measures...

GENEVA (24 May 2019) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed her disappointment at the decision of the High Court of Kenya to uphold a ban on consensual, same-sex...

GENEVA (24 May 2019) — The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is set to carry out its first visit to Ghana from 26 May to 1 June 2019 where it will examine the treatment of people...

Spanish Buenos Aires, 17 May 2019 Surveillance Criminal databases Privacy and children CCTV and facial recognition Data protection Health data Recommendations I would like to thank Government of...

French GENEVA / LOME (23 May 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Urmila Bhoola, will visit Togo from 27-31 May 2019. During her country visit, Bhoola will focus on...

Spanish GENEVA (23 May 2019) - Argentina has made significant progress in the protection of privacy, especially over the past three years, but there are still some concerns about key safeguards, a UN...

Spanish PANAMA / GENEVA (22 / 23 May 2019) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has warned that the draft bill for Transitional and Restorative Justice for National...

​French GENEVA (23 May 2019) - UN human rights expert Baskut Tuncak will visit Canada from 24 May to 6 June to assess the country’s record in relation to hazardous substances and wastes. “This is the...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 23 May 2019 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Cabo Verde on measures taken to implement...