Valetta, 10 December 2014 Following an invitation by the Government, I conducted a visit to Malta from 6 to 10 December 2014. I met with Government officials responsible for border management...

VALETTA (10 December 2014) – Malta needs to step up its preparation for the foreseeable number of migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea and arriving at its external borders...

Rome, 5 December 2014 Following an invitation by the Government, I conducted a visit to Italy from 2 to 6 December 2014. I met with Government officials responsible for border management...

ROME (5 December 2014) – The increasing number of migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea in the last few months has resulted in a global humanitarian crisis which must have a...

GENEVA (3 December 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will visit Malta from 6 to 10 December 2014 as follow-up to his 2012 year-long study...

GENEVA (1 December 2014) – UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will visit Italy from 2 to 5 December 2014 as a follow-up to his 2012 year-long study on the...

GENEVA (30 October 2014) – Allowing people to die at Europe’s borders just because of their administrative status is a complete disregard for the value of human life, the United Nations Special...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (24 October 2014) – Development targets that pay no attention to which groups are being left behind can be met without having any real impact on ensuring a more equal and just world...

European Anti-Trafficking Day - Saturday 18 October 2014 GENEVA (18 October 2014) – Three United Nations human rights experts* today called for a concerted global response to fight the transnational...