Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers 5 April 2019 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its...

GENEVA (5 April 2018) - The Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joe Cannataci, plans to meet Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on 25 April after receiving assurances from the Government of...

GENEVA (5 April 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer is alarmed by reports that Julian Assange may be expelled imminently from the Embassy of Ecuador in London, saying he intended...

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GENEVA (4 April 2019) – Government policies in Zimbabwe are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship to those less well-off, and crushing the human rights of those who dare...

French GENEVA (04 April 2019) – UN human rights experts* are urging the Government of Burundi to immediately release human rights defender Germain Rukuki, whose case awaits a decision by the Bujumbura...

GENEVA (4 April 2019) – Ethiopia’s reforms of its laws on civil society organisations is commendable but it must take further steps to combat remaining concerns, say UN human rights experts*. “We...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers 4 April 2019 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second...

GENEVA (4 April 2019) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, will carry out an official visit to Timor-Leste from 8 to 16 April. During her...

Four ISIL leaders sentenced to death for belonging to terrorist organisation Expert says should have faced charges of murder, torture, disappearance No victims present at the trial; important they are...