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Harms Of Trafficking In Enslaved Africans Persist Today And Give Rise To Reparation Obligations
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 7:09 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
“Anti-Black racism, created to sustain chattel slavery, has endured long after abolition,” the Committee said, highlighting that their legacies continue to shape contemporary laws, policies and institutions. More >>
Tanzania: Maasai Indigenous Peoples Face Forced Evictions, Law Enforcement Abuses, UN Committee Warns
Monday, 31 August 2026, 7:51 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee highlighted hate speech and stigmatisation against Maasai Indigenous Peoples, including portrayals of them as obstacles to conservation and development in Tanzania. More >>
South Africa: UN Committee Raises Alarm Over Racist Killings, Displacement And Home Raids Against Migrants
Friday, 28 August 2026, 7:11 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
CERD noted that racial discrimination and hate crimes continued to be underreported because of mistrust of law enforcement, fear of reprisals and harassment, and limited awareness of rights and complaint mechanisms. More >>
Lebanon: UN Committee Warns Of Racial Discrimination Amid Civilian Deaths, Mass Displacement And Destruction By Israel
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 7:04 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Despite subsequent returns, more than 360,000 people remained displaced at the end of July, including some 27,200 internally displaced people staying in collective shelters. More >>
UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination Publishes Findings On Finland, Honduras, India And Kuwait
Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 7:35 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as positive aspects More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body Announces Remaining Visits For 2026 And 20th Anniversary Commemorative Plans
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 7:15 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
“Through our visits and direct engagement with States and national preventive mechanisms, we help strengthen safeguards against torture and translate prevention into action,” said María Luisa Romero, Chair of the Subcommittee. More >>
Sri Lanka: Effective National Preventive Mechanism Needed To Address Persistent Risks Of Torture And Ill-treatment
Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 7:09 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The SPT delegation visited Sri Lanka from 14 to 25 June 2026 to assess progress in implementing the recommendations issued by the SPT following its first visit in 2019. More >>
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Children Left Defenceless As Rights Groups Are Forced Out, UN Committee Warns
Tuesday, 23 June 2026, 8:11 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee was deeply concerned that organisations supporting children on the ground are being forced to cease or curtail their operations because of sustained harassment, threats, bans, sanctions and attacks on their reputations. More >>
UN Committee On Migrant Workers Publishes Findings On Ecuador, Gambia And Ghana
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 7:15 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee noted with concern that the October 2025 amendments to the Organic Law on Human Mobility permitted the detention and expedited deportation of migrants on ambiguous grounds. More >>
Afghanistan: Silence Is Not Consent To Child Marriage, UN Committee Condemns
Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 7:09 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
“Any legal framework that normalises or facilitates the marriage of children violates their rights, undermines their inherent dignity and deprives them of their autonomy and future opportunities,” the Committee warned. More >>
Morocco: Gdeim Izik Cases Reveal Torture, Coerced Confessions, And Failure To Investigate, UN Committee Finds
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 7:12 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee called on Morocco to conduct impartial and thorough investigations into the allegations of torture, in full compliance with the revised Istanbul Protocol, with a view to bringing those responsible to justice. More >>
Netherlands Violated Child’s Right To Privacy By Storing His DNA Profile, UN Committee Finds
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 7:28 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Under Dutch law, DNA testing orders were issued automatically for convicted persons who had received certain sentences, and the law did not distinguish between adults and children. More >>
France: UN Torture Prevention Body To Make First Visit To Places Of Detention
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 9:44 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The SPT delegation will examine the treatment and conditions of people deprived of liberty across a range of custodial settings, as well as the preventive measures in place to prevent torture and ill-treatment. More >>
France Risks Undermining Kanak Indigenous People’s Self-determination In New Caledonia, UN Committee Warns
Friday, 8 May 2026, 7:41 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged France to ensure that any legislative, constitutional or administrative measure concerning New Caledonia’s decolonisation process is subject to transparent & good-faith consultations. More >>
Australia: Indigenous Children Face Systemic Racial Discrimination In Criminal Justice System, UN Committee Warns
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 7:39 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Australia must improve detention conditions in line with international standards, ensure that Indigenous children deprived of liberty have access to medical care, legal counsel, adequate food, social services & their families. More >>
UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination Publishes Findings
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 7:12 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as positive aspects. More >>
Sweden Violated Rights Of Child With Severe Disabilities By Deporting Him To Albania Despite Medical Risks
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 7:53 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee recalled that States must not deport, extradite or otherwise remove a person when there are substantial grounds for believing that there is a real risk of irreparable harm in the receiving country. More >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee Reaffirms Protection Of Girls From Prostitution And Sexual Exploitation
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 8:41 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee recognizes the importance of consistency and coherence. In this regard, it also recalls that CEDAW, like all other human rights treaties, is a living document and should be interpreted contextually. More >>
UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Ecuador, Iraq, Malawi And Samoa
Thursday, 26 March 2026, 9:17 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Committee urged Ecuador to strengthen its mechanisms for detecting and locating disappeared children and to prevent such disappearances. More >>
UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Andorra, Canada, Chad, Moldova And Slovakia
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 7:08 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as positive aspects. Highlights include: More >>
