The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and eleventh session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Bolivia...

GENEVA (17 November 2023) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will hold its upcoming session from 20 November to 8 December, during which it will review the...

GENEVA (16 November 2023) – Grave violations committed by Israel against Palestinians in the aftermath of 7 October, particularly in Gaza, point to a genocide in the making, UN experts said today...

GENEVA (14 November 2023) – A UN human rights expert today urged the United States of America to increase its efforts to address ‘enduring systemic racism’, after a 14-day visit to the country. “The...

GENEVA (30 October 2023) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Albania, Bhutan, France, Guatemala, Jamaica, Malawi, Nicaragua, the...

GENEVA (30 October 2023) ̶ The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Ashwini K.P. will conduct her first official visit to the United States of America between 31 October and 14...

GENEVA (27 October 2023) – Alarmed by the scale of violence and the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the occupied Gaza Strip and fearing the prospects of a broader conflict, the UN Committee on...

NEW YORK (26 October 2023) – Widespread prejudicial attitudes at all levels, along with discriminatory legal frameworks, continue to inhibit enjoyment of freedom of religion or belief across the world...

Colleagues, This is a time to take stock. Of how far we’ve come in terms of human rights. Of the steps we’ve taken, or not. But most importantly, to chart a constructive path forward – with dignity...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh to tenth periodic report of Nicaragua in the absence of a delegation. Committee Experts raised...