Bulgarian Bulgaria must ensure humane conditions for detained migrants, especially children, and that detention is carried out only when strictly necessary, UN rights experts have said at the end of...

GENEVA (22 October 2021) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will make its first visit to Bulgaria from 24 to 30 October to assess the treatment of people deprived of...

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العربية GENEVA (2 September 2021) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) calls on the authorities of Afghanistan to uphold the international obligations of the State, especially to the...

GENEVA (1 July 2021) — The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has called on States to ensure that people deprived of liberty are included in national vaccination programmes against COVID...

Across the globe, people who have survived the ordeal of torture, also face long-term consequences. To redress such blatant human rights violation and restore dignity, the Convention against Torture...

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High-level political forum for the Sustainable Development Goals 2021 on the theme of ‘Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and...

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GENEVA (30 November 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk that people at the edges of society will be pushed into slavery, trafficking and/or sexual exploitation, and governments must...