GENEVA (17 April 2018) - UN human rights experts have condemned the continued use of firearms, including live ammunition, by Israeli security forces against mostly unarmed Palestinian protesters and...

GENEVA (27 November 2017) – Two UN independent human rights experts* have welcomed the avoidance of bloodshed during the change of power from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, calling on the...

​ The Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy, wins his bet GENEVA (24 October 2017) – The lifting of sanctions on Sudan by the United States on 12 October was a monumental event that recognized the...

NEW YORK (18 October 2017) – Unilateral sanctions are not the answer to the crises being faced in the world today, and the international community should not impose them, United Nations Special...

72nd session of the General Assembly, Third Committee, Item 73 (b & c): 18 October 2017 New York Mr Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I have the honour to present my third report to the...

GENEVA (9 October 2017) – A UN human rights expert has praised the US decision to lift sanctions against Sudan after two decades of enforcement. The Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of...

GENEVA (15 September 2017) – A United Nations human rights expert has refuted allegations that extra-budgetary support from Russia influenced his report on the impact of sanctions on the country....

GENEVA (14 September 2017) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy has called on the international community to phase out resorting to unilateral sanctions. “I hope we are moving towards an...

Summary The present report reviews key developments regarding unilateral sanctions applied to certain countries and addresses certain aspects of the issue of extraterritoriality in relation to...

GENEVA (11 August 2017) – Sanctions are not the answer to the growing crisis in Venezuela and the international community should not impose them, United Nations Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy has...