Flyer (PDF, English) On the occasion of the 75th anniversaries of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the ILO Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948...

The detention by the de facto authorities in Sana’a (a.k.a Huthis or Ansar Allah) of a group of followers of the minority Baha’i faith and a subsequent sermon by Shamseddin Sharafeddin, the Mufti in...

We are concerned by the continued devastating impact of the fighting in Sudan on civilians. This week alone, an attack striking a busy livestock market in the capital Khartoum left at least eight...

This toolkit presents the benefits of ratifying Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OP-CRPD), answers questions on its content and application, and provides a simplified version of the provisions of the Optional Protocol.

This toolkit presents the benefits of ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), answers questions about its content and application, and provides a simplified version of the Convention's provisions.

GENEVA (8 June 2023) – A UN human rights expert today urged Russia to drop criminal charges against Oleg Orlov, a prominent human rights defender and one of the leaders of the Nobel Peace Prize...

Hebrew version GENEVA (8 June 2023) – The rights of civil society members in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory are being violated by authorities in all areas through harassment, threats...

GENEVA (8 June 2023) – UN experts* today called on New York State authorities to adopt legislation designed to ensure that private creditors participate in international debt relief efforts on similar...