GENEVA (27 April 2017) – The human rights impact of tax avoidance and evasion by wealthy individuals and companies will be analyzed by a United Nations expert during an official visit to Panama from 2...

GENEVA (9 January 2017) – The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights has called for fair solutions to the huge debt crisis in Puerto Rico, warning that ratcheting up...

Spanish GENEVA (13 October 2016) – The UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, which takes place next week, is a unique opportunity to ensure human rights responses...

Spanish Geneva, 13 October 2016 As independent human rights experts 1 / appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, we welcome the first XXI century global gathering to discuss urbanization and its...

GENEVA (6 October 2016) – Governments must eliminate tax haven secrecy and offshore tax evasion, United Nations human rights experts said today, following the revelation of large-scale misuse of...

GENEVA (12 July 2016) – A group of experts* from the largest body of independent experts in the United Nations Human Rights system today warned that some States and sponsoring private actors are...

“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 / BRUSSELS (25 May 2016) – United Nations human rights expert Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky will undertake an official visit to Brussels from 30 May to 3 June 2016 to assess the impact of austerity...

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...

GENEVA (15 March 2016) – Economic inequality contributes to financial crises and can undermine human rights, said the United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo...