Presentation of preliminary findings 4 April 2014 Astana I. Introduction From 25 March to 4 April, I have undertaken a visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan in my capacity as United Nations Special...

ASTANA (4 April 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt today called on the Government of Kazakhstan to end the mandatory registration of religious communities which has led to...

GENEVA (4 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák, will carry out her first official visit to Ukraine from 7 to 13 April 2014, to gather first-hand...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 4 April 2014 Subject: 1) Central African Republic & 2) Somalia 1) Central African Republic We have...

Abuja, 3 April 2014. – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture completed today a high level advisory visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The visit, which took place from 1 to 3...

GENEVA / TOKYO (3 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Marzuki Darusman, will visit Tokyo on 8-10...

2 April 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues and friends, It is a pleasure and an honour to address this event. You are here to discuss the application of international human rights law by...