GENEVA (31 August 2016) – UN torture prevention experts will return to Ukraine from 5 to 9 September to resume a visit they had suspended in May after being unable to access some places of detention...

Arabic GENEVA (31 August 2016) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maria Grazia Giammarinaro will carry out her first official visit to Kuwait from 4 to 8 September 2016 to assess the situation of...

GENEVA (31 August 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today called on the Sudanese authorities to drop charges carrying the death sentence brought against six people linked to a...

GENEVA (31 August 2016) - The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Niger on its...

Good morning everyone. I am pleased to see all of you here today for this discussion on what is indeed an extremely relevant and important topic. I would like to thank the Permanent Mission of Belgium...

GENEVA (30 August 2016) – States too often fail to uphold their obligations with regard to women and girls with disabilities, treating them or allowing them to be treated as helpless objects of pity...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 30 August 2016 (1) France We welcome last Friday’s decision by France’s highest administrative court...

GENEVA (30 August 2016) - The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Honduras on its...

GENEVA / KYIV (30 August 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, will visit Ukraine from 1 to 9 September 2016 to review the...

21st Century Panglong Conference (31 Aug – 5 Sep) GENEVA (29 August 2016) – Speaking ahead of a crucial peace conference in Myanmar, United Nations independent expert Yanghee Lee has urged...