GENEVA / BRUSSELS (16 November 2016) – The justice system in the Central African Republic (CAR) must be urgently strengthened if the country is to achieve lasting peace, a United Nations human rights...

French BANGUI / GENEVA (21 June 2016) - At the end of her seventh visit in Central African Republic, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie...

GENEVA (9 June 2016) - The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Keita Bocoum Marie-Thérèse, will conduct a follow-up visit in the Central...

“We cannot let it go bankrupt” – Two key UN rights bodies urge crucial funding for regional rights organ GENEVA (3 June 2016) – The two largest independent bodies and mechanisms in the United Nations...

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...

Statement by Special Procedures mandate holders* of the Human Rights Council in advance of the World Humanitarian Summit GENEVA/ISTANBUL (20 May 2016) – We, a group of concerned Special Procedures...

BANGUI / GENEVA (16 March 2016) – During her sixth visit* to the Central African Republic, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita...

GENEVA (26 February 2016) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, will carry out a follow-up mission to...

BANGUI / GENEVA (22 December 2015) - The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, today congratulated the nearly two million...

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...