Summary The report examines the specific experiences of persons with disabilities in the context of displacement and analyses the obstacles to the equal enjoyment of their rights and recommends...

Summary The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report that the Special Rapporteur on the right to education has drawn up after her follow-up visit to Tunisia from 7...

GENEVA (14 May 2020) – A deadly gas leak at a chemical plant in India last week is a grim wakeup call for the industry to recognise and meet its responsibility to respect human rights, a UN expert...

​French | ​Spanish Statement by human rights experts on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 17 May 2020 Geneva/Washington D.C./Strasbourg, 14 May 2020 On the eve of the...

Geneva, 14 May 2020 – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi is alarmed that the official electoral campaign for the presidential, legislative and local elections of 20 May 2020, which was launched on...

Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish Good morning, I hope you are all managing all right in your personal and professional lives during this very difficult situation, which is disrupting the...

GENEVA, 14 May 2020 – Alarmed by the numerous acts of violence and human rights violations during the electoral campaign for the elections of 20 May 2020, including that of the President of the...

Chinese | Russian | Spanish GENEVA (14 May 2020) – The new Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Yuefen Li, called today on international financial institutions, G20 and private...

Chinese | ​French | Russian | Spanish International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia – 17 May 2020 GENEVA (14 May 2020) – Governments worldwide must ensure COVID-19 emergency measures...

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