GENEVA (30 August 2023) – A UN torture expert today called on the UK Government to begin an urgent review of sentences imposed on prisoners held indefinitely under the widely discredited and now...

GENEVA (23 August 2023) – UN experts* today urged Greece to adopt safe and impartial border protection policies and practices and condemned the lack of accountability for violations involving Greek...

GENEVA (18 August 2023) – On the occasion of the International Day to commemorate victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, a group of UN experts* issued the following joint statement:...

GENEVA (17 August 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm at reports of brutal and widespread use of rape and other forms of sexual violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the four-month...

GENEVA (14 August 2023) – Two years after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban continues to violate many human rights including implementing a system of total discrimination, exclusion and...

Femicide is a tragedy of pandemic proportions: every year, tens of thousands of women and girls are killed worldwide because of their gender. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, focuses on an investigation of femicide as a means of identifying, seeking accountability for and helping to prevent this global scourge.

GENEVA (26 July 2023) – The international community must take steps to prevent Israel’s annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory or risk being seen as accepting the Israeli Government’s...

GENEVA (26 July 2023) – A court ruling in Trinidad and Tobago declaring that the 1951 Refugee Convention does not apply to the twin-island State, could have grave implications for people seeking...

GENEVA (26 June 2023) – A UN expert today urged States to respect and protect the lives of all those deprived of liberty and step-up efforts to eradicate the scourge of deaths in custody. “Tens of...

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...