GENEVA (3 January 2024) – UN experts* today expressed alarm over the imminent execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in the United States by nitrogen hypoxia – an untested method of execution which may...

GENEVA (1 December 2023) – Many people with disabilities have lost their lives to armed conflict, UN experts* said today, calling for peace at a time when the human rights of persons with disabilities...

NEW YORK (19 October 2023) – Climate change is having a dangerous impact on people with albinism worldwide, contributing to high rates of skin cancer deaths in some regions, a UN expert said. “The...

GENEVA (12 October 2023) – UN independent experts* today unequivocally condemned targeted and deadly violence directed at civilians in Israel and violent and indiscriminate attacks against Palestinian...

PANAMA (7 September 2023) – A UN expert today urged the Panamanian authorities to speed up the implementation of a law on albinism adopted in 2021, to provide life-saving assistance and support to...

GENEVA (25 August 2023) – The UN Independent expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, will conduct her first visit to Panama from 28 August to 7...

GENEVA (18 August 2023) – On the occasion of the International Day to commemorate victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, a group of UN experts* issued the following joint statement:...

GENEVA (25 July 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the upcoming first Latin American and Caribbean Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order to be held in Cartagena de Indias...

In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, focuses on the impact of climate change on persons with albinism.

GENEVA (12 June 2023) – A UN expert today called for greater inclusion of persons with albinism, saying it can go a long way to ensuring they live a life free from fear and discrimination. Ahead of...