Seoul President Hotel - 22 November, 5.00 pm Korean Good afternoon, I have ended a week-long visit to the Republic of Korea in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the...

"Widening the democratic space: The role of youth in public decision-making" Distinguished Co-Chairs, High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour for me to declare open...

GENEVA (21 November 2016) – A proposed Israeli law enabling the confiscation of privately owned Palestinian land would deal another severe blow to hopes of a lasting peace, a United Nations human...

Buenos Aires, 21 November 2016 —Dubravka Šimonović, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, issued the following statement today following her visit to...

GENEVA (21 November 2016) – A Committee of United Nations human rights specialists is very concerned that some countries are seeking to retrospectively block the creation of the mandate of an...

BUENOS AIRES (21 November 2016) – Argentina has “significant shortcomings” in its systems to prevent violence against women, a United Nations human rights expert has warned. Ending her first official...

Committee against Torture 21 November 2016 The Committee against Torture completed this afternoon its consideration of the second periodic report of Namibia on the implementation of the provisions of...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 November 2016 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-first session, hearing an address by...

GENEVA (21 November 2016) - The UN Committee against Torture is due to review Cabo Verde on 24 and 25 November in Geneva. Cabo Verde acceded to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman...