NEW YORK (23 October 2023) – International solidarity is a foundational principle in the promotion and protection of human rights across the world, a UN expert said today during his final presentation...

In the report, the outgoing Independent Expert presents an overview of the activities carried out during his term as mandate holder from August 2017 to October 2023, encompassing, in particular, the thematic reports that were presented to the different sessions of the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly and the countries that were visited by the Independent Expert during his mandate, as well as his work over the last year in revising the existing draft declaration on the right to international solidarity.

GENEVA (28 June 2023) – International solidarity is a foundational principle in the promotion and protection of human rights across the world, a UN expert said today. “Embracing international...

The Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Obiora Chinedu Okafor, visited Costa Rica from 21 February to 2 March 2022, pursuant to his mandate contained in Human Rights Council resolution 44/11. The main purpose of the visit was to learn and understand how the country incorporates human rights in its international solidarity strategy and action and to collect good practices in this regard, and to identify any areas for improvement.

The report offers a set of rationales for undertaking the revisions made to the draft text, sets out the process adopted for preparing a revised draft declaration, offers an exposition on the nature of the main revisions incorporated in the new draft, reiterates the case for its adoption or endorsement by the Human Rights Council and offers some conclusions and recommendations.

GENEVA (10 February 2023): Extending their heartfelt support to the people of Türkiye and Syria, UN experts* today urged the international community to take prompt action to enable effective emergency...

GENEVA (5 December 2022) – UN human rights experts* call for ambitious policies and recommitment to development cooperation in a statement marking the 36th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right...

NEW YORK (21 October 2022) – Inequitable vaccine availability during the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the great disparity between the global North and South in accessing...

GENEVA (6 September 2022) – UN experts today expressed concern that the decision to cut lines of communication and correspondence to and from Russia and Belarus following unilateral sanctions were...

GENEVA (19 August 2022) – The cynical abuse of religion or belief as a tool of discrimination, hostility and violence should be condemned by all actors at every level of society, UN experts and senior...