Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Summary The term “migrant workers in an irregular situation” is defined in article 5 of the International...

GENEVA (28 August 2013) – United Nations independent expert Heiner Bielefeldt will visit Jordan from 2 September to 12 September 2013, to assess the situation in the country regarding the promotion...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Cécile Pouilly Location : Geneva Date : 27 August 2013 Subject : Occupied Palestinian territory We are concerned about the forced eviction...

UNITED NATIONS Press Release 13-058-E 26 August 2013 MEDIA ADVISORY Mission to Tokyo of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Aug 28-31, 2013 The...

BOGOTA / GENEVA (26 August 2013) – More than 400 representatives from global, regional and domestic businesses, industry associations, Governments, international and regional bodies, trade unions...

GENEVA / LONDON (26 August 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on housing, Raquel Rolnik, will visit the United Kingdom from 29 August to 11 September 2013 to assess policies and programmes...

GENEVA (26 AUGUST 2013) - The alleged chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus, that reportedly killed more than 300 civilians, including many children, is a tragic and...

GENEVA (26 August 2013) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention* is meeting this week in Geneva to lay the foundations for the draft guiding principles on the right of anyone...