The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of Yemen, with Committee Experts commending the State’s efforts in education, and asking...

GENEVA (23 February 2023) - The UN Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from 27 February to 24 March, during which it will review Egypt, Turkmenistan, Zambia, Peru, Sri Lanka and...

GENEVA (23 February 2023) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit South Africa from 26 February to 9 March to assess the situation of people deprived of their liberty and the...

Background At its fourth session held from 3 to 5 Nov 2021 in Geneva, the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) presented a proposal to drafting Commentaries on the various articles of...

FIFTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Geneva, Switzerland, 27 February-4 April 2023 The fifty-second session of the Human Rights Council will begin on Monday 27 February 2023 at the United...

KINSHASA/NEW YORK (22 February 2023) – The Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, concluded today her official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the...

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the second periodic report of Cambodia, with Committee Experts commending the State party on the progress it had...

GENEVA (22 February 2023) – A UN expert today expressed concern over an escalating crackdown against civil society by Algerian authorities after the dissolutions of la Ligue Algérienne pour la Défense...

GENEVA (22 February 2023) – UN experts* today urged the Bangladesh government to drop the charges against investigative journalist Rozina Islam and end the practice of protracted prosecution of...

GENEVA (22 February 2023) – The deliberate destruction and damage of sites, institutions, and objects of cultural, historical, and religious significance in Ukraine must cease, UN experts* said today...