New York, 25 October 2016 Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here with you today to discuss my report on the right to health in the context of the...

NEW YORK (25 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras, today called on states not to undermine the most marginalised and excluded groups in society...

Arabic | French GENEVA (19 October 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today expressed serious concern that Mauritanian activists jailed for their alleged role in a protest against...

GENEVA (18 October 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the release of 21 Chibok girls from Boko Haram captivity, and called on all Nigerians to fully support their...

Spanish GENEVA (13 October 2016) – The UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, which takes place next week, is a unique opportunity to ensure human rights responses...

Spanish Geneva, 13 October 2016 As independent human rights experts 1 / appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, we welcome the first XXI century global gathering to discuss urbanization and its...

GENEVA (7 October 2016) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Islamic Republic of Iran for the immediate and unconditional release of a British-Iranian national...