GENEVA (21 November 2018) - The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of the Netherlands on the efforts made by the State party to...

French | Portuguese PRAIA (21 November 2018) – Cabo Verde deserves recognition for its efforts to address poverty, but more can be done to promote participation in political economic and social...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 20 November 2018 (1) Cameroon We are deeply concerned about the worsening violence in the Southwest...

Spanish Article 11: Presumption of Innocence and International Crimes At first glance, Article 11 says that every human being is innocent until proven guilty, a fundamental element of fair trials and...

UN expert welcomes Vienna Declaration on human rights for older persons GENEVA (20 November 2018) – The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte...

Panel discussion:Universality and indivisibility of human rights in today's global and digital world Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Distinguished Chair of the...

NEW YORK/GENEVA (20 November 2018) - Today, as we celebrate Universal Children’s Day and the 29th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, UN child rights experts* urge Governments...

French | Spanish United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, 26-28 November, Palais des Nations, Geneva GENEVA (19 November 2018) – More than 2,000 participants from government, businesses and...

Spanish Article 10: Right to a Fair Trial In the U.S. state of Maryland in 1984, an anonymous woman called police to identify a man shown in a police sketch of a suspect: Kirk Bloodsworth. The former...