In the present report, the Special Rapporteur, Alena F. Douhan, provides an overview and assessment of secondary sanctions as a means of enforcing unilateral sanctions extraterritorially.

GENEVA (7 July 2022) –UN human rights experts* today raised concerns over expanding the application of unilateral sanctions into areas of scientific and academic research and publishing, after reports...

GENEVA (28 June 2022) – A UN human rights expert today urged banks and other financial institutions around the world to stop over-complying with sanctions regimes imposed by various countries, saying...

Summary The Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises conducted a visit to Italy from 27 September to 6 October 2021. The Working Group...

Summary The road to sustainable development, just green transition and responsible recovery goes through respect for people and the planet. As the authoritative global framework for preventing and...

Summary The report analyses the implications of implementing the four pillars of transitional justice (truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence), and of transitional justice...

GENEVA (30 May 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* have welcomed the adoption of the Durban Call to Action on the Elimination of Child Labor on 20 May 2022 by representatives of governments...

GENEVA (20 May 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* has urged States to ensure that ongoing multilateral negotiations on a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and recovery is...

TEHRAN (18 May 2022) – The complex set of unilateral sanctions against Iran, coupled with secondary sanctions against third-parties, overcompliance and zero-risking policies by businesses and...

Excellencies, Colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to participate. I am pleased to be able to present to you the recommendations of my Office’s report on how to achieve more sustainable value...