International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 26 June 2023 Torture and other grave human rights violations continue to be widely reported across many armed conflicts. Today, more than 100 armed...

AFTERNOON 26 June 2023 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and concluded an interactive...

NEW YORK (26 June 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,* today welcomed the...

Thank you for the invitation to speak this evening about the important role Geneva plays as an international hub – a centre for a wide range of people working on humanitarian affairs and human rights...

In the present study, the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development explores the current and future role of the right to development in international investment law, analyses the right to...

GENEVA (26 June 2023) – A UN expert today urged States to respect and protect the lives of all those deprived of liberty and step-up efforts to eradicate the scourge of deaths in custody. “Tens of...

MORNING 26 June 2023 The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, and started an interactive dialogue with...

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and thirty-eighth session in Geneva, during which it will examine the reports of Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, the State of...

VADUZ (26 June 2023) – Liechtenstein has made efforts to address the financial secrecy that has negatively affected its reputation, but more can be done, a UN expert on foreign debt said today. “It is...

GENEVA (26 June 2023) – A UN expert today called on States to create and strengthen regularisation mechanisms to address vulnerabilities faced by migrants in irregular situations, in line with...