GENEVA (20 December 2017) – The Bahamas should enshrine the principle of gender equality in its constitution as part of a series of measures to clamp down on discrimination and violence against women...

GENEVA (20 December 2017) – A UN expert group on mercenaries has urged Ghana to introduce tougher measures to regulate the private security industry, warning that the spread of vigilante groups and...

GENEVA (20 December 2017) – United Nations human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to annul the death sentence against an Iranian academic, saying they are deeply “disturbed” by ongoing reports of...

GENEVA (20 December 2017) – A new law promoting road-building in remote areas of the Peruvian Amazon would impact indigenous territories and threaten the very survival of the peoples living there, the...

Spanish GENEVA / WASHINGTON D.C. (20 December 2017) – Human rights experts* from the United Nations and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have condemned the killing of at least 12 protesters...

End of mission statement Introduction I am grateful to the Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas for inviting me to undertake an official country visit from 11 to 15 December 2017. I am the...

GENEVA (19 December 2017) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Tuesday he was “truly shocked” at the killing of a wheelchair-bound amputee by Israeli Security Forces...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 19 December 2017 Subject: (1) Yemen casualties (2) Gaza shooting (1) Yemen casualties We are deeply...