Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Urmila Bhoola, assesses features of slavery today and indicates how...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, visited Italy from 3 to 12 October 2018. Further to the analysis of the normative framework and...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, discusses child slavery and the various forms in which it manifests today.

GENEVA (13 June 2019) – UN experts today urged the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to immediately recognise and adopt safe and healthy working conditions as one of its fundamental principles...

French 31 May 2019 Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am addressing you today at the conclusion of my official visit to Togo, which I undertook at the invitation of the Government from 27...

French GENEVA / LOME (23 May 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Urmila Bhoola, will visit Togo from 27-31 May 2019. During her country visit, Bhoola will focus on...

Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 20 March 2019 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Over the course of more than four centuries, more than 15 million...

GENEVA (20 December 2018) – UN experts today welcomed a call in the recently adopted Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) for States to partner with business to protect the...