GENEVA (19 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on Mali to prevent attacks against so-called slaves, saying such incidents are on the rise, with twice as many people injured this year as...

GENEVA (16 June 2020) – The agreement by the new coalition Government of Israel to annex significant parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank after 1 July would violate a cornerstone principle of...

GENEVA (6 March 2020) – A group of UN experts* has called on men around the world to be a part of movements for gender equality and become women´s human rights defenders. "Now more than ever," they...

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...

Human Rights Day – Thursday 10 December 2015 GENEVA (9 December 2015) – Speaking ahead of Human Rights Day 2015, the largest body of independent experts of the United Nations Human Rights system...

GENEVA (23 May 2011) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Burundi, Fatsah Ouguergouz, welcomed several positive human rights developments during his second mission...

GENEVA (12 May 2011) - The United Nations Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Burundi, Fatsah Ouguergouz, will visit the country from 16 to 20 May to gather information from all...

GENEVA 2 (February 2011) – UN Independent Expert Fatsah Ouguergouz welcomed the adoption of the law on the Independent National Human Rights Commission and urged the authorities to set up effectively...