GENEVA (18 July 2019) — The UN Committee Against Torture will meet in Geneva from 22 July to 9 August, 2019 to review the human rights situation under the Convention against Torture in Bangladesh...

22 July 2019 I am pleased to have this opportunity to talk to the more than 50000 Scouts from around 160 countries, who are participating in the World Scout Jamboree. I congratulate all of you for...

Video statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 21 July 2019 Greetings. First, I want to thank all of you for your work to halt the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Whether you work in a...

In this report, the Independent Expert engages with important issues and problems arising in connection with one of the thematic priorities that he has established for his mandate, i.e., the enjoyment, or lack thereof, of human rights based international solidarity in the context of global migration. This is in line with the promise he made in his first report, to study and report on issues that lie at the intersection of international solidarity with our current (albeit historically enduring) human migration challenge.

Summary In the present report, the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises examines what policy coherence on business and human rights...

Summary The present report is submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 38/14 . This is her first...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 19 July 2019 ROUNDUP Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Qatar, Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo...

The study compiles information on existing migration legislation and policies at the national level.