DRC: Alarming increase in trafficking for sexual exploitation, say experts
Stories & Blogs OHCHRJul 04, 2024(Press Release )UN experts said today they are alarmed by reports of widespread trafficking in persons, particularly for sexual slavery and exploitation, and rising child and forced marriages stemming from conflict and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
UN Committee on Migrant Workers publishes findings on Congo, Senegal and Türkiye
Stories & Blogs OHCHRJun 19, 2024(Press Release )The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
Digital technologies at borders: A threat to people on the move
Stories & Blogs OHCHROct 09, 2023(Story )From the moment a person starts their migration journey, technologies are keeping track of their every move, especially at the borders.
State and community action needed to achieve racial justice
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 12, 2023(Story )UN Human Rights issued a seminal Agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality that offered a way forward for States to reverse cultures of denial, dismantle systemic racism and accelerate the pace of action.
Sudan: Plight of civilians amid hostilities
Stories & Blogs OHCHRApr 28, 2023(News )Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes to find places of greater safety, at any cost, and have been facing abuses en route.