Committee against Torture 30 April 2018 The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Belarus on its implementation of the provisions of the...

CICG Geneva, 30 April 2018 Remarks by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Thank you for the opportunity to join you in the launch of this welcome manifestation of our work together; in which...

GENEVA (27 April 2018) – UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst has announced his first official visit to Honduras, from 29 April to 12 May, to assess the situation of human rights defenders and to review...

​Spanish GENEVA (27 April 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, will carry out an official visit to Guatemala from 1 to 10 May to examine a...

GENEVA (27 April 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on Israel to ensure that its security forces do not resort to the use of excessive force...

GENEVA (27 April 2018) - UN human rights experts* have expressed serious concerns over the deaths of a disproportionate number of people of African descent and of ethnic minorities in the United...

GENEVA (25 April 2018) – The Human Rights Council will hold a panel discussion on Friday, 27 April to celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela in the context of promoting and protecting human rights...

GENEVA (27 April 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović, has appealed to the Government of Canada to step up its efforts to...

Tunis 19 April 2018 I. Introduction In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, I undertook an official country visit to Tunisia from 9-19 April 2018 at...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 27 April 2018 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to ninth periodic...