Women and girls on death row require specific gender-based responses and policies GENEVA (10 October 2018) – Speaking on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, UN human rights experts* urge...

International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia - Wednesday 17 May 2017 GENEVA / BANJUL / STRASBOURG / WASHINGTON (16 May 2017) – Speaking ahead of the International Day against...

Human Rights Day – Saturday 10 December 2016 GENEVA (9 December 2014) – Speaking ahead of Human Rights Day on Saturday 10 December, the largest body of independent experts of the United Nations Human...

Spanish GENEVA (13 October 2016) – The UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, which takes place next week, is a unique opportunity to ensure human rights responses...

Spanish Geneva, 13 October 2016 As independent human rights experts 1 / appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, we welcome the first XXI century global gathering to discuss urbanization and its...

GENEVA (12 July 2016) – A group of experts* from the largest body of independent experts in the United Nations Human Rights system today warned that some States and sponsoring private actors are...

GENEVA / ISTANBUL (23 May 2016) – Humanitarian action that places human rights at its center is key to ensure protection for all victims, today said a group of rights specialists from the largest body...

GENEVA (13 May 2015) – Speaking ahead of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, a group of United Nations and international human rights experts* call for an end to...

GENEVA (17 December 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, today urged the World Bank to recognize the central importance of human rights to...

GENEVA (16 December 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the Dutch Government to immediately provide homeless irregular migrants in the Netherlands with emergency...