GENEVA (13 May 2016) – “The first test of States’ commitment to the principles of the Paris Agreement will be next week,” said United Nations expert John H. Knox, when government representatives meet...

GENEVA (13 May 2016) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 25 April to 13 May: Spain...

Committee against Torture ROUNDUP 13 May 2016 Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of France, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the Philippines and Israel The Committee against...

GENEVA (13 May 2016) – GENEVA (13 May 2016) – The UN Committee against Torture has published its findings from its latest session from 18 April to 13 May when it reviewed France, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia...

Geneva, 12 May 2016 I’m pleased to be here today to present to you the proposed Programme 20, Human Rights, of the Secretary-General’s Strategic Framework for the period 2018-2019. This follows up on...

GENEVA (12 May 2016) – United Nations human rights experts* today called on the Government of Kazakhstan to protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression after mass...

BACKGROUND RELEASE Situation of Children’s Rights in Samoa, Slovakia, Nepal, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Gabon, Bulgaria and Luxembourg to be Reviewed GENEVA (12 May 2016) - The Committee on the Rights...