Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 13 February 2014 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh...

GENEVA/LOME (12 February 2014) – The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri will visit Togo from 17 to 20 February 2014. This is the first visit by a high-level official from the...

DUSHANBE (12 February 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Méndez, today urged the Government of Tajikistan to fully implement its policies for the eradication and...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 12 February 2014 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined eighth to ninth...

GENEVA (11 February 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, will undertake his final official visit to Myanmar from 14 to 19...

GENEVA / ABIDJAN (11 February 2014) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, Doudou Diène, started today his sixth official mission to the country...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date : 11 February 2014 Subjects: 1) Syria & 2) Central African Republic 1) Syria We welcome reports that...

GENEVA (11 February 2014) – The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hold a press conference on Monday 17 February, at 14:00...

11 February 2014 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined twentieth and twenty-first periodic report of Poland on its implementation...

GENEVA (6 February 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Gabriela Knaul called* on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address the challenges that still affect the justice system, in order to...