GENEVA (9 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* said today Bangladesh should suspend the construction of a large-scale tourist resort in the Chittagong Hills Tracts because it threatens to...

GENEVA (28 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on Philippine authorities to drop a reportedly unwarranted murder charge against an indigenous rights defender who submitted himself to...

GENEVA (15 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about charges brought against a U.S. indigenous leader and human rights defender who will appear in court later this week...

GENEVA (16 October 2020) – UN human rights experts* today urged Mexico against making further budgetary cuts to programmes dedicated to preventing and supporting women who are victims of violence, as...

NEW YORK (12 October 2020) - Indigenous peoples have largely been left out of COVID-19 responses globally and the pandemic is likely to worsen inequalities and racism in wider society, a UN human...

New York, 12 October 2020 Madam Chair, Distinguished delegates, Indigenous peoples’ representatives, Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to present today my first report to the General Assembly. I...

GENEVA (29 September 2020) - As States introduce economic stimulus packages to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN human rights expert has called on authorities to remain mindful of the climate...

GENEVA (28 September 2020) – Colombia should suspend some operations at one of the world’s largest coal mines because it has seriously damaged the environment and health of the country’s largest...

24 September 2020 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an...

Geneva, 24 September 2020 Madam President, Distinguished delegates, Indigenous peoples’ representatives, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to address the Human Rights Council for the first...