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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon closed its thirty-third hybrid

The Committee on Migrant Workers today marked the launch of its fifth General Comment, on migrants’ rights to liberty and freedom from arbitrary

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Tunisian authorities to stop arresting bloggers, journalists and politicians for exercising their right to freedom of expression. ARTICLE 19 cautions against the danger of repeatedly prosecuting civilians before the military court regarding freedom of expression issues, especially following President Kais Saied’s announcement of the state of exception and a decree granting him greater powers.

The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon held a panel discussion on global migration, with the participation of States.  Opening the meeting

By introducing such a strict liability model in Indonesia, MR5 would strike a blow to internet freedom in the country and arguably risks inspiring copycat legislation elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

Download logo The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) will hold its upcoming session from 27 September to 8 October, during which it will review Rwanda and Azerbaijan, and host a public online event to launch its guidance, officially known as general comment, on migrants’ rights to liberty and freedom from arbitrary detention. Rwanda and Azerbaijan are […]

Residents of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly cholera outbreak. Harare’s long unresolved water crisis is a ticking time bomb of magnified health risks.

Summary Iraq is holding parliamentary elections on October 10, 2021. Without change, hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities will face barriers to participation and some of them may not be able to vote.

Omphemetse Sibanda questions why the Constitutional Court is only considering now whether it is obliged to consider international law in relation to the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

Saturday, 24 July 2021, 1:47 pm GENEVA (23 July 2021) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called on the Iranian authorities to concentrate on taking urgent action to address the chronic water shortage in the province of Khuzestan, rather than using excessive force and widespread arrests to crush the protests about the situation. “The impact of the devastating water crisis on life, health and prosperity of the people of Khuzestan should be the focus of th...