I. INTRODUCTION I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Government of Bangladesh, the Foreign Ministry and all those who made this visit possible and who offered me every consideration...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Francisco Calí Tzay, today expressed his concern over the more than 40 years of non-compliance by the State of Costa Rica with the...

In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, I have undertaken a visit to Costa Rica from December 6-17, 2021. I would like to thank the Government of...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Voule, has urged authorities in Niger to act on their promise to create and maintain an effective...

​17 December 2021 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on Ethiopia after deciding to establish an international commission of human rights experts to conduct a...

Madam Vice-President, Your excellencies, Colleagues and friends I thank the Council for convening this Special Session to discuss the situation in Ethiopia, where our concerns continue to deepen –...

In the Republic of Korea, there has been increased momentum in recent months in advocacy for a comprehensive equality bill that will address and help prevent all forms of discrimination, and provide...

We are deeply troubled by the harsh sentencing of human rights and land rights defenders convicted of spreading anti-State propaganda in Viet Nam. In the span of three days this week, four prominent...

Millions of migrants, including women and children, continue to be detained because of their migration status. In a statement marking International Migrants Day, human rights experts* urge States to...