Español GENEVA (22 December 2020) – A two-month power outage in a vast informal settlement near Madrid is endangering the health of some 1,800 children, UN human rights experts* said today, calling on...

International community must act now and together to prevent development setback, say experts GENEVA (3 December 2020) – It is critically important for States to strengthen and renew their commitment...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2020 GENEVA (1 December 2020) – As the world looks beyond COVID-19, UN human rights experts have urged States to ensure that people with...

Русский International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2020 GENEVA (23 November 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic is overshadowing the pandemic of femicides and gender-based...

Français | Español “COVID-19 pandemic and the human rights to water and sanitation” This year, we celebrate World Toilet Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscores the vital need to guarantee...

Español GENEVA (9 November 2020) - UN human rights experts* welcomed the impending entry into force of the first environmental human rights treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as the...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, conducted an official visit to Italy from 20 to 31 January 2020 at the invitation of the Government. In the present report, she...

GENEVA (28 August 2020) – The international community must urgently step up its assistance and support to Lebanon and to international reconstruction and humanitarian agencies to prevent people...

Español GENEVA (20 August 2020) – The Government of Chile must not prioritise avocado plantations and electricity generation over the rights to health and water of its people, and businesses should...

العربية ​ GENEVA (13 August 2020) – The colossal deadly explosion in Beirut on 4 August requires a prompt and independent investigation that underscores international human rights obligations...