Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 26 June 2014 BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee to Consider Situation in Central African Republic, Georgia, India, Lithuania, Mauritania, Peru...

GENEVA (26 June 1024) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Mutuma Ruteere, on Thursday highlighted the issue of racism on the Internet and social media, while...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 26 June 2014 Adopts Ten Texts, including on Protection of Family, Violence against Women and Civilian Acquisition of Firearms The Human Rights Council this afternoon...

GENEVA (26 June 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Thursday about the large number of executions in Iran since the beginning of this year, calling on the...

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Geneva, 26 June 2014 Victims of torture continue to be ignored, silenced, abandoned or re-victimized. Impunity and insufficient protection measures...

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief this Council on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. The Office of the High Commissioner for...

Human Rights Council 26th Session Item 10 Geneva, 25 June, 2014 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, My statement will cover a number of topics, in response to the Council’s requests...

GENEVA (25 June 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteurs on torture and the right to health today urged the Parliament of Israel not to amend the Prisons Act to authorize the force-feeding and...

Human Rights Council MORNING 25 June 2014 The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual thematic discussion on technical cooperation, focusing on technical cooperation and capacity-building in...

GENEVA (25 June 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced Wednesday that three distinguished experts have agreed to advise and support the team set up to conduct a...