​French GENEVA (11 October 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, will visit the Republic of Congo from 14 to 24 October 2019. Tauli-Corpuz will...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 30 September 2019 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the fourth periodic report of Switzerland on...

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...

Norsk versjon vedlagt Norwegian version GENEVA (26 September 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas, will make an official visit to Norway from...

​Bosnian version GENEVA (24 September 2019) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 24 September to 1...

Experts also Express Concerns about Austerity Measures and Child Poverty A law on inclusive education and a law changing the school curriculum had been adopted. There were monitoring mechanisms and...

GENEVA (12 September 2019) – UN Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule will visit Zimbabwe from 17 to 27 September 2019 to assess the country’s achievements and challenges in relation to the...

​ French GENEVA (10 September 2019) – I encourage the authorities in Mali to promptly revise the country’s new law of “national understanding” which if left unaltered may prevent victims of many...

Summary The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, visited Uruguay from 19 to 29 November 2018. The main objective of the visit was to identify...

​Spanish GENEVA (29 August 2019) – A UN expert has welcomed Colombia’s new law guaranteeing the exercise of legal capacity by persons with disabilities, describing it as a major achievement in the...