Next week, the United Nations Human Rights Council will vote on renewing the mandate of the independent expert on protection ...

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Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed ...

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ announcement that certain activities mandated by the council cannot be delivered ...

The upcoming review of Vietnam’s record on civil and political rights at the UN Human Rights Committee represents a key ...

Today the UN Human Rights Council firmly rejected Eritrea’s attempt to end scrutiny of its human rights situation. Council ...

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Human Rights Watch welcomes Angola’s engagement with the UPR process and its acceptance of a significant number of ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is pleased to have the opportunity to offer input for the upcoming report on prostitution and violence against women and girls, which will be presented to the UN Human ...

People forced to retire at 60 are only entitled to an unemployment benefit for up to 270 days. However, they may wait up to ...

In fact, Friday’s vote at the UN Human Rights Council was a resounding victory. Only four states – China, Cuba, Bolivia, and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur to inform her upcoming report to the United Nations General Assembly in its eightieth session.