GENEVA (21 May 2019) – UN human rights experts* have appealed to Bahrain to halt the imminent executions of Ali Mohamed Ali Mohamed Hakeem al-Arab and Ahmed Isa Ahmed Isa al-Malali, amid serious...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 21 May 2019 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Côte d'Ivoire on measures taken to...

GENEVA (20 May 2019) – UN human rights experts* have condemned a proposed draft decree by Italy’s interior minister, Matteo Salvini, to fine those who rescue migrants and refugees at sea, and urged...

Spanish GENEVA (20 May 2019) — Spain violated the human rights of an individual who suffered torture and incommunicado detention, the UN Human Rights Committee found in a decision issued today in...

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 19 May 2019 Dean Janow, Distinguished members of the faculty, Dear studens and family members Dear friends, It is an honour to be...

Summary In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, aims at presenting an initial overview of the most pressing challenges, which will be...

Summary In his report, the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity provides an overview of the enjoyment of human rights by...

GENEVA (17 May 2019) — The ten United Nations human rights treaties are legally binding treaties, adopted by the UN General Assembly and ratified by States. Each Treaty establishes a treaty body (or...

French Bern, 17 May 2019 Today, a delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to...