GENEVA (29 April 2022) - The European-Central Asian Regional Forum will take place on 2-3 May 2022, with a focus on building stronger protection mechanisms for minorities in the region and marking the...

GENEVA (20 April 2022) – UN experts* today expressed serious concerns over rising tensions in eastern Tajikistan, calling on the authorities to ensure the protection of Pamiri minority and respect for...

GENEVA (7 April 2022) – On International Roma Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, calls on all States and institutions to fully include Roma people in their efforts...

GENEVA (22 March 2022) – The root causes of most violent conflicts are linked to violations of the human rights of minorities, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today, calling for the...

GENEVA (16 March 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues , Fernand de Varennes , today expressed grave concerns about the situation of minorities in the context of the Russian aggression...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, provides an overview of activities undertaken since his previous report (A/HRC/46/57). In the thematic section of the report, he discusses conflict prevention through the protection of the human rights of minorities.

GENEVA - UN human rights experts* have called for an immediate moratorium on the use of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), and urged the Government to substantively review and revise the...

GENEVA (26 January 2022) - On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UN human rights experts* reiterate their calls to combat antisemitism and all forms of religious and racial...

Concept Note of the Regional Forums 2022: العربية | English | Français | Amazigh Europe-Central Asia 2-3 May Call for participation by 25 April 2022: English | Français | Русский Program of work...