Summary In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/155 , the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child...

Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, discusses the persisting impunity for human rights violations committed against human...

Summary The international community is confronted with ever-increasing global challenges and crises that pose a threat to the economic, social, cultural and political development of current and future...

Summary In his report, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment examines the relevance of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 12 July 2019 Subject : Yemen Yemen We are deeply alarmed by the imposition of the death penalty on...

AMMAN (12 July 2019) – One of the UN’s independent experts has voiced concern about lack of human rights accountability in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, pointing to the actions of “an occupying...

GENEVA (12 July 2019) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, will visit the Republic of Korea from 15 to 26 July to examine legislation and practices on...

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 12 July 2019 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the ninth periodic report of Guyana on its...

Summary In its resolution 69/157 of 18 December 2014, the General Assembly invited the Secretary-General to commission an in-depth study on children deprived of liberty. In October 2016, Manfred Nowak...