This is the second of two consecutive reports to the General Assembly presented by the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, addressing cultural rights in development frameworks. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that international development and trade organizations are currently failing to respect cultural rights.

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...

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...

GENEVA (27 April 2023) – UN experts* today expressed concern over allegations that so-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China are being...

GENEVA (14 April 2023) – The repressive enforcement of Iranian hijab laws, as announced by the State authorities, would result in additional restrictive and punitive measures on women and girls who...

GENEVA (29 March 2023) – Making homosexuality punishable by death is an egregious violation of human rights, UN experts said today, urging Uganda’s president not to promulgate laws that take aim at...

GENEVA (06 March 2023) – UN experts* and the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide today called for greater efforts to promote freedom of religion or belief, foster intercultural dialogue...

GENEVA (22 February 2023) – The deliberate destruction and damage of sites, institutions, and objects of cultural, historical, and religious significance in Ukraine must cease, UN experts* said today...

GENEVA (21 February 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation in Spain, which guarantees and facilitates access to sexual and...