16 April 2014 In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, I conducted an official visit to Ukraine between 7 and 14 April, 2014, at the invitation of the Government. I...

LONDON / GENEVA (16 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, today urged the Government of the United Kingdom to consider the best interests of...

GENEVA (16 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák, has urged all parties to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in Ukraine and take immediate steps to...

GENEVA / MEXICO CITY (16 April 2014) – United Nations human rights expert Juan E. Méndez will visit Mexico, at the invitation of the Government, from 21 April to 2 May 2014 to assess the situation and...

GENEVA (15 April 2014) – Misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered in Ukraine to avoid the further escalation of tension in the country, according to a UN human...

GENEVA (15 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, today urged Israel to prevent settlers...

LONDON (15 April 2014) – At the end of a 16-day mission to the United Kingdom, which took her to London, Leicester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Cookstown, Cardiff and Bristol, Ms. Rashida Manjoo, UN...

GENEVA / TEGUCIGALPA (15 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Najat Maalla M’jid, will visit Honduras from 21 to 25...