Intervention of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Ms. Urmila Bhoola at the Human Rights Council I would like to start by thanking the Commonwealth Secretariat for convening this...

GENEVA / NEW YORK (15 September 2017) – Efforts to engage the private sector with the UN’s global development goals must be aligned with human rights, a group of UN experts has stressed ahead of a...

International Day of Democracy – Friday 15 September 2017 GENEVA (15 September 2017) – Democracy and self-determination are crucial in preventing national, regional and international conflict, but are...

Statement by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Theme: The Universal Periodic Review and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Achieve gender equality and...

GENEVA (15 September 2017) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances has published its findings on Gabon and Lithuania, which it reviewed during its latest session, held from 4 to 15 September in...

GENEVA (15 September 2017) – Two United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concern about the arrest of lawyer and human rights defender Ebrahim Metwally, who was captured at Cairo...

GENEVA (15 September 2017) – A United Nations human rights expert has refuted allegations that extra-budgetary support from Russia influenced his report on the impact of sanctions on the country....

GENEVA (15 September 2017) – A United Nations expert group has urged States to establish a comprehensive, legally binding instrument to regulate private military and security companies (PMSCs). The...

Committee on Enforced Disappearances ROUNDUP RELEASE 15 September 2017 Adopts Concluding Observations on the reports of Lithuania and Gabon The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 14 September 2017 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its biennial panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, focusing on the resources...