Every minute 31 people are forcibly displaced worldwide
USA announces withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council
Decision shows lack of commitment to multilateralism and the defence of human rights
On the eve of World Refugee Day, 22 thousand venezuelans await decision of refugee Committee
Since 2010, only 18 Venezuelans have received refugee status in Brazil. The National Committee for Refugees has a backlog of 86 thousand requests
UN Human Rights Council: how it works
Member states and civil society organisations open meeting in Geneva to debate human rights issues, today
NGOS criticize Lima Group sanctions against venezuelan government
Organisations fear that reduced diplomatic relations with Venezuela could deepen the humanitarian crisis being experienced in the country
More transparency in the selection of members of the UN Special Procedures system
Representatives from Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and women are in the minority in occupied posts.
Immigration Law completes one year with advances and impasses
Humanitarian reception, outlined in the Law, is still not being applied in the case of Venezuelans. In contravention of the Law, a statute was passed on November 2017 which allows for imprisonment in migration cases
Conectas demands Brazilian action in the face of violence against Palestinian civilians in Gaza
