GENEVA (27 March 2020) – States and businesses must urgently step up their efforts to ensure that health care workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide receive adequate protective equipment,...
GENEVA (27 March 2020) – Restrictive measures adopted worldwide to fight COVID-19 intensify the risk of domestic violence; Governments must uphold the human rights of women and children and come up...
GENEVA (27 March 2020) – Society has a duty to exercise solidarity and better protect older persons who are bearing the lion's share of the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN human rights expert said. "Reports...
GENEVE (26 mars 2020) – La République centrafricaine (RCA) est frappée à son tour par la pandémie de COVID-19 et court vers une catastrophe sanitaire certaine si les hostilités ne cessent pas...
GENEVA (26 March 2020) – The Central African Republic (CAR) is struck by the COVID-19 pandemic and is heading towards a certain health disaster if hostilities do not stop immediately, said Yao...
GENEVA (26 March 2020) – The COVID-19 crisis cannot be solved with public health and emergency measures only; all other human rights must be addressed too, UN human rights experts* said today...
GENEVA (24 March 2020) – The Chairpersons of the 10 UN Treaty Bodies* on Tuesday urged global leaders to ensure that human rights are respected in government measures to tackle the public health...
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March 2020 GENEVA (23 March 2020) – Governments must ensure that their response to the COVID-19 pandemic does not contribute to...
GINEBRA (23 de marzo de 2020) - Dado que lavarse las manos con jabón y agua limpia es vital en la lucha contra el COVID-19, los gobiernos de todo el mundo deben proporcionar un acceso continuo a...
GENEVA (23 March 2020) – As washing hands with soap and clean water is vital in the fight against COVID-19, governments worldwide must provide continuous access to sufficient water to their...