Spanish GENEVA (23 May 2019) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Privacy, Joseph Cannataci, is very seriously concerned by reports that the Government of Ecuador is planning to hand over...

GENEVA (22 May 2019) - The UK Government’s policies have led to the systematic immiseration of millions across Great Britain, the UN’s expert on poverty and human rights said in a report released...

Kazakh | Russian The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ms. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, conducted an...

Geneva, 22 May 2019 -The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) concluded its 118th session, held between 13 and 22 May 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Working...

Summary The Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises conducted a mission to Thailand from 26 March to 4 April 2018. The Working Group...

Summary The Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises conducted a visit to Kenya from 2 to 11 July 2018. Kenya has adopted and initiated...

Nepali version GENEVA (21 May 2019) — Nepal must adapt its definition of rape and other forms of sexual violence to meet international standards, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a decision...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 21 May 2019 Subject: Idlib The UN Human Rights Office is extremely worried about the military...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 21 May 2019 Subject: Dar’a GENEVA (21 May 2019) Ten months after “reconciliation” agreements were...