GENEVA (24 June 2022) – Efforts to protect and promote human rights abroad must consider power imbalances between States if they are to be a true expression of international solidarity, a UN expert...

The present report is the fifth report prepared for the General Assembly by the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Obiora Chinedu Okafor. In the report, submitted...

GENEVA (20 May 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* has urged States to ensure that ongoing multilateral negotiations on a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and recovery is...

GENEVA (25 April 2022) – Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN human rights experts call on the Government of the United States to unblock the foreign assets of Da...

The Independent Expert discusses the question of whether human rights obligations assumed by States and other actors apply outside the boundaries of such States. He also analyses whether the enjoyment...

GENEVA (25 March 2022) - Access to food, water, sanitation, medicine, vaccines, and other necessary goods and services for maintenance of critical infrastructure and survival of the population should...

GENEVA (4 March 2022) – As the international community mobilises to respond to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, it is essential to ensure the protection of women and ensure their full...

San José (2 March 2022) – At the end of his mission to Costa, Mr. Obiora C. Okafor delivered the following statement: “I would like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Government...

GENEVA (28 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today called on the Russian Federation to immediately end its aggression against Ukraine and call off its unnecessary and unprovoked military...

GENEVA (18 February 2022) – The UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Obiora C. Okafor, will carry out an official visit to Costa Rica from 21 February to 2 March 2022....