Phnom Penh, 16 January 2014 I am about to complete my tenth human rights fact-finding mission to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the first since the National Assembly elections took place in July 2013. What...

جنيف ( 15 كانون الثاني/يناير 2014 ) المقررة الخاصة للأمم المتحدة غابرييلا نول ستقوم بزيارة رسمية لدولة قطر في الفترة من 19-26 كانون الثاني/يناير عام 2014، لتقييم استقلال القضاة والمحامين ، والمدعين...

GENEVA (15 January 2014) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged Heads of State attending a major summit in Africa’s Great Lakes Region to ensure that people...

GENEVE (14 janvier 2014) – La situation des droits de l’homme demeure extrêmement instable en République centrafricaine (RCA), a indiqué mardi le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l...

GENEVA (14 January 2014) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed her alarm at a “draconian” new law in Nigeria that criminalizes same-sex unions, saying it...

GENEVA (14 January 2014) – Children whose rights have been violated will soon be able to complain to a key UN Committee after a new legal instrument on the rights of the child was ratified by the...

GENEVA (13 January 2014) – A United Nations independent expert has urged the Government of Kenya “to ensure that the human rights of the Sengwer indigenous people are fully respected, in strict...

BACKGROUND RELEASE 13 January 2014 The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Monday, 20 January on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic. The request for the Special...