Olivier de Schutter
Olivier de Schutter is a prominent Belgian academic and human rights advocate, currently serving as the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. He has been vocal about various social issues, particularly the intersection of poverty and human rights, and has called attention to the exploitation of vulnerable populations in the digital age.
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Olivier De Schutter is a UN special rapporteur who warned against dismantling the jobs guarantee scheme.
Is India's landmark rural jobs guarantee scheme under threat from G RAM G?
United Kingdom· 2025-12-23
Olivier De Schutter is the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.
Vereinte Nationen verurteilen geplantes Gesetz gegen „aggressives Betteln“
Luxembourg· 2025-11-07
Olivier De Schutter is the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.
Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says | The far rightUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-21
Olivier De Schutter is the president of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
Senado pide sancionar a funcionario de la ONU tras señalamientos de desaparición forzada; Estado cumplirá con obligaciones, afirma
Mexico· 2025-04-09
Olivier de Schutter, a UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, described the trend as a 'shocking development'.
L'accattonaggio 2.0: come TikTok guadagna con le dirette streaming dei bambini che chiedono l'elemosina
Italy· 2025-04-07
Olivier de Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, called the trend a 'shocking development' and accused TikTok and middlemen of 'profiting from people’s misery'.
‘Profiting from misery’: how TikTok makes money from child begging livestreams | TikTokUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-06
