New York, 23 October 2018 Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning, I would first like to thank the government of Poland for inviting me to conduct a mission from 24 September - 5...

States must listen to girls to end prejudices and deliver their rights, say UN experts GENEVA (9 October 2018) – States around the world must take effective action to end discrimination and gender...

Polish End of Mission Statement UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Karima Bennoune General Context and Introduction The world can and should learn much from Poland’s rich and...

Polish version GENEVA/WARSAW (5 October 2018) – A UN human rights expert says Poland’s achievements in developing a vibrant cultural life are currently challenged by official efforts at regressive...

Polish GENEVA (24 September 2018) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, will visit Poland from 24 September to 5 October 2018 to assess efforts to...

Arabic GENEVA (26 July 2018) - UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February for writing a song critical of government...

Summary To mark the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur examines the cultural rights approach to the universality of human rights, and the close...

Spanish GENEVA (25 July 2018) - A group of UN human rights experts* have commended the Spanish Government for its proposal to create a Truth Commission and for its commitment to drawing up plans to...

French GENEVA (7 June 2018) – A group of UN human rights experts* have urged Mauritanian authorities to reconsider the adoption of an amendment to the Penal Code which would mandate the death penalty...

GENEVA (6 June 2018) – UN human rights experts have condemned a five-year jail sentence handed to Mr. Tashi Wangchuk by a Chinese court for his work promoting cultural and linguistic rights of the...