Kazakh version | Russian GENEVA (9 May 2019) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, will visit Kazakhstan for the first time from 10 to 17...

GENEVA (9 May 2019) – UN human rights experts* called on Iran to immediately halt the practice of executing child offenders, citing serious concerns for up to 90 individuals who were all under the age...

GENEVA (07 May 2019) – UN human rights experts are gravely concerned over imprisoned activist Ahmed Mansoor’s physical well-being and say the poor conditions of his detention in the United Arab...

GENEVA (30 April 2019) - UN experts* have called on Indian authorities to immediately release human rights defender Dr. G.N. Saibaba, a person with disabilities whose health is seriously deteriorating...

GENEVA (5 April 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer is alarmed by reports that Julian Assange may be expelled imminently from the Embassy of Ecuador in London, saying he intended...

GENEVA (21 March 2019) - Human rights violations which are reported to have taken place during protests in Venezuela have been condemned by UN human rights experts* as systematic and pervasive. “We...

GENEVA (14 March 2019) - Five years after the death in custody of human rights defender and lawyer, Cao Shunli, UN experts have renewed their call for a comprehensive and independent investigation...

Spanish GENEVA (11 March 2019) – UN human rights experts* are urging the Congress of Guatemala not to pass a new bill which would set up a general amnesty for serious human rights violations committed...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 28 February 2019 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and...