GENEVA (12 July 2023) – The forced eviction and displacement of the Ghaith-Sub Laban family and many other Palestinian families in east Jerusalem may amount to a war crime of forcible transfer and...

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 23 June 2023 GENEVA (23 June 2023) – The international community must replace punishment with support and promote policies that respect...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 June 2023 GENEVA (14 June 2023) – The lack of data and reliable information on the extent of gender-based violence in old age is a major obstacle to effectively...

GENEVA (16 May 2023) – On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, a group of UN and regional human rights experts called on States to address racism and...

GENEVA (11 May 2023) – All parties to hostilities in Sudan must immediately end the fighting, cease targeting the civilian population and infrastructure and resume negotiations towards a civilian-led...

SANTO DOMINGO/GENEVA (10 March 2023) – The Dominican Republic has made considerable progress toward the human rights of older persons, a UN expert said today, urging authorities to take appropriate...

GENEVA (28 February 2023) – The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, will visit the Dominican Republic from 28 February to 10 March 2023. “The...

GENEVA (7 December 2022) – Independent United Nations experts today urged all UN member states to prioritise enacting, enforcing and implementing anti - discrimination legislation, as the Office of...

GENEVA (1 December 2022) – UN experts* said today they were concerned a 57- year-old Jordanian citizen may soon be executed for drug offences that do not meet the threshold for “most serious crimes”...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2022 GENEVA (24 November 2022) –Increased and relentless attacks on the bodily autonomy of women and girls on the basis of...