Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 29 August 2017 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today adopted its General Comment N°5 on Article 19 of the Convention on...

Summary The present report by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, provides an overview of his mandated activities since he officially took office in November 2016...

GENEVA (28 August 2017) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 31 July to 25 August...

Geneva (28 August 2017) - The United Nations torture prevention body urged the State Party of Panama to promptly put in place an independent and effective national mechanism for the prevention of...

GENEVA (25 August 2017) – An ultimatum telling Nigeria’s Igbo minority in the north of the country to flee their homes is of “grave concern”, a group of United Nations human rights experts* has warned...

25 August 2017 In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes, I undertook an official country visit to Sierra Leone, at the invitation of...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date : 25 August 2017 Subject: (1) Yemen, (2) Cambodia and (3) Guatemala Our Office in Yemen has been...

GENEVA (25 August 2017) – A group of United Nations experts* has called on the authorities in Burundi to release a human rights defender who has been detained since 13 July 2017 and faces serious...

FREETOWN / GENEVA (25 August 2017) – People in Sierra Leone are suffering daily exposure to toxic waste and the Government needs to step up its response, a United Nations human rights expert has...