2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005
Bangladesh: UN rights expert to assess the situation of violence against women 16-05-2013
UN expert group on discrimination against women launches first mission to Iceland15-05-2013
Cambodia: UN expert to complete follow up on human rights progress and challenges ahead14-05-2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN expert to assess implementation of cultural rights08-05-2013
Mexico / Arbitrary executions: opportunities for change, important issues to solve03-05-2013
India must tackle root causes of violence against women – UN rights expert03-05-2013
Statement at the end of visit to the United States UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Washington D.C., 1 May 201302-05-2013
US: Despite progress significant challenges to address adverse business impacts on human rights 02-05-2013
Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences finalises country mission to India01-05-2013
Argentina / Judicial reform: UN expert calls for guarantees and respect for the independence of the judiciary30-04-2013
United Nations Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, Mr. Cephas Lumina Mission to Greece, 22-26 April 2013 29-04-2013
Kyrgyz Republic: “Many actors, many actions, but vulnerable children still at risk of exploitation,” says UN expert26-04-2013
Eritrea / Human rights: UN rights expert to gather first-hand information from Eritrean refugees25-04-2013
UN expert urges Russian authorities to address concerns over independence and impartiality of the judiciary25-04-2013
Bahrain / Human rights: Government effectively cancels UN Special Rapporteur on torture’s visit24-04-2013
UN expert group on business and human rights to visit USA18-04-2013
Greece: UN rights expert to assess impact of austerity measures18-04-2013
Violence against women: UN expert launches visit to assess the situation in India17-04-2013
Mexico / Arbitrary executions: UN expert to assess prospects for a better protection of life17-04-2013
Magdalena Sepúlveda Mission to Mozambique 8 - 16 April 2013 Preliminary observations and recommendations16-04-2013
Mozambique must not lose momentum in the fight against poverty, says UN rights expert 16-04-2013
Russian Federation: UN expert to conduct mission to assess the independence of the judiciary12-04-2013
First mission to Kyrgyzstan by UN rights expert on sale and sexual exploitation of children10-04-2013
Human rights and counter-terrorism: UN expert launches official visit to Burkina Faso05-04-2013
Brazil: UN expert group concerned about excessive use of deprivation of liberty and lack of legal assistance28-03-2013
Arbitrary Detention: UN expert group launches first information-gathering visit to Brazil15-03-2013
Pakistan: Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism15-03-2013
Enforced Disappearances: UN expert group to visit Libya and Spain in 2013 15-03-2013
UN expert urges Cambodia and the international community to speed up Khmer Rouge trials14-03-2013
Haiti / Human Rights: follow up mission of the United Nations Independent Expert to Haiti27-02-2013
The Maldives: UN expert warns of major challenges ahead to ensure independence of the judiciary26-02-2013
Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar By Tomás Ojea Quintana, 16 February 2013, Yangon International Airport, Myanmar18-02-2013
Independence of the judiciary: UN expert launches mission to the Maldives14-02-2013
Press Statement issued by the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Professor Mashood Adebayo Baderin, at the end of his second mission to the Sudan 11-02-2013
Thailand: Striking contrasts in access to safe drinking water and sanitation - UN expert urges establishment of independent water and sanitation regulator 08-02-2013
Press Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque Mission to Thailand 08-02-2013
Greece: UN experts on arbitrary detention concerned by detention conditions and limited access to legal assistance31-01-2013
Sudan: United Nations Independent Human Rights Expert launches mission to Khartoum and Darfur31-01-2013
UN expert on right to safe drinking water and sanitation launches first mission to Thailand 29-01-2013
Spain must make a priority the fight against racism, now more than ever – UN expert28-01-2013
Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the United Kingdom23-01-2013
UK / Peaceful assembly and association: “No matter how old a democracy, there is always space for improvements” 23-01-2013
UN expert on Somalia condemns journalist killing18-01-2013
Mission to Spain by UN expert on racism17-01-2013
Last chance to development-proof the CAP, warns UN food expert on the eve of key EU Parliament vote 17-01-2013
Arbitrary Detention: first fact-finding visit to Greece by UN rights expert group17-01-2013
End of Mission Statement UN experts call on guarantees of non-retrogression and advancement of women’s rights in Tunisia 11-01-2013
UK: first mission to the country by UN expert on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association10-01-2013
UN expert group on people of African descent launches first fact-finding mission to Panama 10-01-2013
Tunisie : visite d’une délégation du Groupe de travail sur la discrimination à l’égard des femmes04-01-2013
“Dialogue is the crucial way forward,” says UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia14-12-2012
Uruguay avanza en la lucha contra la tortura y los tratos crueles, pero aún falta mucho por hacer10-12-2012
UN Expert on contemporary forms of slavery in first mission to Madagascar07-12-2012
Economic growth is not benefiting the poor in Mongolia, warns UN expert on extreme poverty 07-12-2012
Conclusiones Preliminares – visita de seguimiento del Relator sobre la tortura a Uruguay Diciembre 2- 6 2012 07-12-2012
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants concludes the fourth and last country visit in his regional study on the human rights of migrants at the borders of the European Union: Greece03-12-2012
Irregular migrants stuck in Greece are also the European Union’s responsibility, says UN expert03-12-2012
Turkey: “Significant progress in securing the right to life, a long way to go on accountability” – UN expert30-11-2012
Follow-up visit to Uruguay by the UN Special Rapporteur on torture30-11-2012
Mongolia: UN expert to assess efforts to protect the rights of people living in extreme poverty29-11-2012
El Salvador: “Judicial authorities’ decisions must be complied with,” says UN expert on independence of the judiciary27-11-2012
UN expert urges Japan to heed people’s voices in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster26-11-2012
“The right to education must remain the foundation for advancing the Education for All agenda” – UN expert26-11-2012
Sudan: “Durable solutions and respect of internally displaced persons’ rights, key for peace and stability”23-11-2012
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Mr. Chaloka Beyani, concludes his country visit to Sudan23-11-2012
Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, at the end of her visit to Ireland (19-23 November 2012)23-11-2012
Turkey: UN expert on arbitrary executions to assess current level of protection of right to life23-11-2012
“Ireland, a supporter of defenders despite certain challenges,” states UN expert on rights defenders 23-11-2012
Haiti / Human Rights: Follow up mission of the United Nations Independent Expert to Haiti22-11-2012
Migrants and the Mediterranean, last stop: Greece UN expert to conclude study on EU external borders 21-11-2012
Tunisia: “Human rights need to be at the heart of the transitional justice process” – UN Special Rapporteur16-11-2012
Ireland: UN expert on rights defenders in first official visit to an EU country16-11-2012
El Salvador: first fact-finding mission by UN expert on independence of judges and lawyers16-11-2012
More efforts needed to address the root causes of trafficking in persons in the Philippines, warns UN expert13-11-2012
Sudan: UN expert to assess situation of internally displaced persons and affected communities12-11-2012
UN expert to probe health rights dimension in the post-disaster Japan12-11-2012
“Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: retrieving the past to go forward” – UN expert on cultural rights12-11-2012
Tunisia: UN expert to assess official actions to promote transitional justice09-11-2012
Violence against women, a war legacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina – UN Special Rapporteur06-11-2012
First mission to Croatia by the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women 05-11-2012
Special Rapporteur on Violence against women finalises country mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina05-11-2012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: UN expert to assess implementation of cultural rights01-11-2012
Hungary: UN expert on toxic waste calls for greater accountability of polluting companies11-10-2012
Namibia: “Unacceptable inequalities persist 20 years after independence” – UN poverty expert08-10-2012
UN Special Rapporteur urges Italy to put human rights at the core of its border management policy08-10-2012
UN expert group on people of African descent urges British authorities to keep on building a more inclusive society05-10-2012
Tunisia: “Rights defenders must be involved in the drafting of the Constitution” – UN and African experts05-10-2012
UN expert group to assess impact of business activities on human rights in Mongolia04-10-2012
Namibia: UN expert calls for greater inclusion of indigenous peoples at all levels28-09-2012
Visit to Namibia by UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights27-09-2012
Mission to United Kingdom by UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent27-09-2012
ENAR-OSF Symposium on the varieties of European Racism(s) in Europe 27-28 September 2012 (Brussels, Belgium)27-09-2012
Migrants and the Mediterranean, next stop: Italy – UN expert continues study on EU external borders26-09-2012
Morocco: “Culture of human rights emerging, but more needed to eradicate torture” – UN Special Rapporteur22-09-2012
UN Expert on contemporary forms of slavery in first mission to Kazakhstan21-09-2012
Côte d'Ivoire / Human Rights: UN Expert launches third mission to the country21-09-2012
First visit to Namibia by a UN expert on the rights of indigenous peoples19-09-2012
Ecuador: “Education is not only a State responsibility, but also a social responsibility,” says UN expert 17-09-2012
First mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the UN Independent Expert on minority issues13-09-2012
Morocco: first visit by UN Special Rapporteur on torture12-09-2012
Bolivia: “Significant progress, but important challenges remain in the fight against racism”, says UN expert10-09-2012
Enforced Disappearances: UN experts on official mission to Pakistan05-09-2012
Right to Education: UN Special Rapporteur announces official mission to Ecuador05-09-2012
Mission to Bolivia by UN expert on racism31-08-2012
UN rights expert on sale and sexual exploitation of children launches first mission to Honduras28-08-2012
Enforced disappearances: exemplary progress and significant challenges in Chile21-08-2012
El Salvador: experto de la ONU pide impulsar aún más los derechos de los pueblos indígenas17-08-2012
Sale and sexual exploitation of children: UN rights expert in country mission to Guatemala16-08-2012
“La impunidad es el mayor obstáculo para la libertad de expresión y de prensa en Honduras”14-08-2012
First visit by UN expert on indigenous rights to El Salvador 10-08-2012
Enforced Disappearances: UN experts on official mission to Chile09-08-2012
UN expert seeks protection for journalists in Honduras06-08-2012
Myanmar: Considerable achievements but serious human rights challenges remain – UN Expert04-08-2012
Côte d'Ivoire – Durable, human rights-based solutions and security essential to resolve internal displacement – UN expert31-07-2012
Press Statement United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque Mission to the Republic of Kiribati 25-07-2012
Myanmar visit by UN Special Rapporteur25-07-2012
Cameroon: Stricter taxes for companies drawing on natural resources to better tackle hunger – UN Special Rapporteur23-07-2012
UN expert on right to safe drinking water and sanitation heads to Kiribati23-07-2012
Durable solutions: visit to Côte d'Ivoire by UN expert on the human rights of internally displaced persons 22-07-2012
Press Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque - Mission to Tuvalu19-07-2012
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Ms. Raquel Rolnik Official Mission to Rwanda 13-07-2012
“Resettlement and land reform, key challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda” 13-07-2012
Has progress been made since the 2008 food crisis? UN Special Rapporteur visits Cameroon12-07-2012
UN expert on right to safe drinking water and sanitation launches first mission to Tuvalu12-07-2012
UN housing rights expert to visit to Rwanda - 5-13 July 201203-07-2012
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants concludes second country visit in his regional study on the human rights of migrants at the borders of the European Union: Visit to Turkey29-06-2012
Migrants and the Mediterranean, next stop: Turkey UN expert continues study on EU external borders 21-06-2012
International Solidarity: UN expert launches study mission on Brazil’s 'Solidarity Diplomacy'21-06-2012
Statement by the United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Professor Mashood Adebayo Baderin, at the end of his first mission to the Sudan Khartoum, 13 June 2012. 15-06-2012
Sudan / Human rights: “Further steps need to be taken,” says the UN Independent Expert on Sudan 15-06-2012
UN expert urges the EU to see beyond security and border control in its migration partnership with Tunisia 12-06-2012
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants concludes first country visit in his regional study on the human rights of migrants at the borders of the European Union: Visit to Tunisia11-06-2012
First mission to Khartoum by the new UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan08-06-2012
Migrants and the Mediterranean: UN expert to visit Tunisia as part of a study on the EU external borders31-05-2012
End of Mission Statement UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice calls for coherent implementation of Moldova’s non-discrimination legislation30-05-2012
Moldova / Women: UN expert group calls for coherent application of non-discrimination laws30-05-2012
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Ms Gabriela KNAUL, Preliminary observations on the official visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Islamabad, 29 May 201229-05-2012
Pakistan: “Independence of judiciary should be reinforced as part of democratic transition” – UN expert 29-05-2012
Right to health: UN expert appeals for ‘Healthvision’ in Azerbaijan during Eurovision song contest23-05-2012
Gabon: UN expert urges action to tackle trafficking of children from West and Central Africa23-05-2012
UN expert to focus on the right to health in Tajikistan22-05-2012
Postponed - visit to Libya by the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries21-05-2012
Libya: UN expert group to probe use of mercenaries during recent conflict 18-05-2012
Independence of judiciary: UN expert announces country mission to Pakistan 18-05-2012
United Nations Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights - Mission to Latvia, 14-18 May 201218-05-2012
End-of-mission Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan E. Méndez Preliminary findings on his country visit to the Republic of Tajikistan 10-18 May 201218-05-2012
Tajikistan: UN human rights expert calls for clear pledge to ‘zero tolerance’ of torture 18-05-2012
Latvia: “Any measure for economic growth and stabilisation must benefit all” – UN expert on foreign debt18-05-2012
Discrimination against women: UN expert group launches first mission to Moldova18-05-2012
Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food: Visit to Canada from 6 to 16 May 2012 - End-of-mission statement16-05-2012
Canada: national food strategy can eradicate hunger amidst plenty – UN rights expert 16-05-2012
UN expert to probe rights dimension in health financing and the fight against tuberculosis in Azerbaijan14-05-2012
UN rights expert to assess impact of EU/IMF stabilisation programme in Latvia10-05-2012
Trafficking in persons: first fact-finding mission ever to Gabon by a UN independent expert10-05-2012
First mission to Tajikistan by UN Special Rapporteur on torture09-05-2012
Right to Education: “Tunisia must not miss its rendezvous with history” – UN expert09-05-2012
Statement of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, upon conclusion of his visit to the United States 04-05-2012
UN expert calls for stronger action to address serious issues affecting indigenous peoples in the USA04-05-2012
Canada: Hunger amidst plenty? First visit to a developed country by the UN right to food expert 03-05-2012
EU border management: UN expert launches one-year study to assess migrants’ rights. First stop, Brussels 03-05-2012
UN rights expert urges re-establishment of legitimate justice system in Mogadishu and South Central Somalia02-05-2012
Cambodia: UN Special Rapporteur to focus visit on economic and other land concessions01-05-2012
Visite en Tunisie du Rapporteur Spécial de l’ONU sur le droit à l’éducation27-04-2012
First mission to the USA by the UN Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples20-04-2012
United Arab Emirates: UN expert urges further action to protect victims of trafficking20-04-2012
USA: UN launches follow-up mission on nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands20-04-2012
The UN Special Rapporteur in Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children concludes her country visit to the United Arab Emirates17-04-2012
United Arab Emirates: UN expert urges further action to protect victims of trafficking17-04-2012
Cultural rights: UN Special Rapporteur launches first mission to Russia13-04-2012
UN expert on trafficking in persons launches first fact-finding mission to the United Arab Emirates05-04-2012
Religious issues in Cyprus have a tendency to be oversimplified: UN expert05-04-2012
Nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands: “Nomads in their own country” – UN Expert30-03-2012
India: Concern expressed about extrajudicial executions 30-03-2012
Papua New Guinea: “Accountability, rather than impunity, for all acts of violence against women” 27-03-2012
Cyprus / Freedom of religion: first mission to the country by a UN independent expert 27-03-2012
Relator Especial de la ONU sobre Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas: “Consulta a pueblos indígenas de Costa Rica puede ser una oportunidad y buen ejemplo para otros países”27-03-2012
Marshall Islands / Toxic waste: first fact- mission by UN human rights expert on hazardous waste21-03-2012
A call for the right to a life free from violence for women in Solomon Islands – UN expert 19-03-2012
India: first official mission by UN rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions16-03-2012
Special Rapporteur on Violence against women finalises country mission to Solomon Islands16-03-2012
Violence against women: UN expert in first fact-finding mission to Papua New Guinea 16-03-2012
Press Statement - Country Mission to India Christof Heyns, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions 19 – 30 March 2012
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