GENEVA (22 November 2017) – Participants from Europe, Central Asia and North America will meet in Geneva from 23 to 24 November to address key issues, challenges, trends and priorities for the...

GENEVA (22 November 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has hailed the conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide...

Committee against Torture 21 November 2017 The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Bulgaria on its implementation of the provisions of...

Statement by Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children 21 November 2017 - New York Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, As...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 21 November 2017 Subject: (1) Attacks/threats by States against UN human rights experts (1) Attacks...

GENEVA (21 November 2017) – A report by the UN Human Rights Office and the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has called on the Sudanese Government to pursue effective, transparent...

Statement by UN Child Rights Experts Geneva/New York, 20 November – On Universal Children’s Day, UN child rights experts call on all Governments to safeguard the rights of children on the move. The...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 November 2017 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with civil society...