Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 20 January 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic after adopting a...

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 20 January 2014 Marie-Therese Keita Bocoum of Côte d’Ivoire Named as Independent Expert The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on the...

Geneva, 20 January 2014 Dr A.Saheed, President of the Universal Rights Group Mr. C. Mohabeer, Chief of Development and economic and social issues Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for Human...

PHNOM PENH / GENEVA (17 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, urged the main political parties in the country to...

JUBA/GENEVA/NEW YORK (17 January 2014) – Fighting in South Sudan has turned into a horrifying humanitarian and human rights disaster with mass atrocities committed by both sides, UN Assistant...

GENEVA (17 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, today urged the country’s authorities to investigate and clarify reports...

جنيف ( 17 يناير 2014 )- أدانت مفوضة الأمم المتحدة السامية لحقوق الإنسان نافي بيلاي يوم الجمعة بشدة العرقلة المتكررة لقوافل المساعدات الإنسانيّة إلى أشخاص محاصرين قد يقارب عددهم ال18000، في مخيم...

GENEVA (January 2014) – The UN Special Rapporteur on transitional justice* Pablo de Greiff will visit Spain from 21 January to 3 February 2014 to assess the measures adopted by the authorities...

جنيف- 16 كانون الثاني/يناير 2014 – مع تواصل ظهور تقارير عن حدوث حالات إعدام جماعي متتالية في شمال سوريا، حذرت مفوضة الأمم المتحدة السامية لحقوق الإنسان، نافي بيلاي، يوم الخميس جماعات المعارضة المسلحة...

GENEVA (16 January 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai will visit Rwanda from 20 to 27 January 2014 to assess in depth to what extent the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of...