GENEVA (28 February 2012) – “The Government of Bangladesh must ensure that any policy concerning open-pit coal mining includes robust safeguards to protect human rights. In the interim, the Phulbari...

Preliminary remarks on the mission to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory – 30 January to 12 February 2012 At the invitation of the Government of Israel and the Palestinian National...

JERUSALEM / GENEVA (13 February 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, warned that recent privatization, deregulation and commercialization of...

27 January 2012 GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, will visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 29 January to 12 February 2012. Among...

27 January 2012 GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, on Friday called on Brazilian authorities to find a peaceful and appropriate solution, including...

NEW YORK (21 October 2011) – “Disaster relief provides opportunities but also serious risks for human rights,” said today United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik, urging governments to go...

World Habitat Day, Monday 3 October 2011 GENEVA (3 October 2011) – “Not much to celebrate on World Habitat Day, when close to a third of the global population continues to live in slums and unplanned...

GENEVA (27 September 2011) – Three United Nations independent experts* called for an immediate end to the demolitions of Palestinian-owned houses and other structures in the West Bank, including East...