GENEVA / BANJUL (31 October 2019) – The Gambia should be commended for embarking on a national process of healing and reconciliation, reversing its abusive legacy and bringing perpetrators to account...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 25 October 2019 Subject: Chile Chile We have been closely monitoring the mounting crisis in Chile...

French In my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, I undertook an official mission to the Republic of the Congo, at the invitation of the Government, from 14 to 24...

NEW YORK (23 October 2019) – The head of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, Marzuki Darusman, told the General Assembly on Wednesday that Myanmar is failing in its...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, submitted this report based primarily on information provided by...

GENEVA (1 October 2019) – Portugal's new Basic Housing Law entering into force on 1 October is a milestone for the implementation of the right to housing in the country, said Leilani Farha, the UN's...

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 27 September 2019 Renews Mandates on Yemen, Burundi, Somalia, Sudan, Central African Republic and Cambodia; Extends Eight Thematic Mandates The Human Rights Council this...

GENEVA (26 September 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, will make a fact-finding visit to Azerbaijan from 1 to 11 October 2019 to examine the Government’s efforts in...

Dutch version GENEVA (26 September 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on racism, E. Tendayi Achiume, will undertake a human rights fact-finding visit to the Netherlands from 30 September to 7 October...

GENEVA / FUNAFUTI (25 September 2019) - The UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, has ended a fact-finding visit to Tuvalu in the South Pacific with a call for the...