GENEVA (28 November 2017) - The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed follow-up to concluding observations and recommendations under Article 19, and follow-up to individual communications...

GENEVA (28 November 2017) - The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on "the human rights situation of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in the Rakhine State of...

GENEVA (27 November 2017) – Two UN independent human rights experts* have welcomed the avoidance of bloodshed during the change of power from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, calling on the...

Baghdad, Iraq, 24 November 2017 I conducted an official country visit to Iraq from 14 to 23 November 2017. I would like to thank the Government of Iraq for their invitation to visit the country, and...

Geneva, 27 November 2017 I. Introduction From 13 – 24 November 2017, I visited Serbia and Kosovo to assess the prevailing situation, developments and challenges concerning torture and other cruel...

Arabic BAGHDAD / GENEVA (27 November 2017) - The Government of Iraq must ensure that the military defeat of ISIL translates into a victory for accountability and an end to impunity, the UN Special...

Albanian | Serbia GENEVA (27 November 2017) - Serbia and Kosovo* have come a long way in improving their treatment of prisoners and ending torture, but still need to do more to fight arbitrary...

Spanish GENEVA (27 November 2017) – UN rights experts* are urging governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to adopt a strong agreement on environmental rights, including rights to information...