NEW YORK (27 October 2017) – The UN’s conflict prevention processes are in need of radical reform to ensure they start earlier, don’t merely react to existing crises, and take human rights fully into...

Sri Lanka continues to deprive itself of the benefits of Transitional Justice Today, I conclude my 14-day official country visit to Sri Lanka. This visit completes a series of four previous trips to...

GENEVA / COLOMBO (23 October 2017) - The Government of Sri Lanka has not made sufficient progress in fulfilling its commitments on transitional justice and related reform processes, a UN human rights...

Summary In the light of the ongoing reform initiatives of the United Nations to place prevention at the centre of the Organization’s work, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice...

GENEVA (6 October 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Mr. Pablo de Greiff, will carry out an official visit...