International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - Saturday 9 August 2014 GENEVA (9 August 2014) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli...

New York, 8 August 2014 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you again on the human rights situation in Ukraine. On 28 July, OHCHR...

BACKGROUND RELEASE 7 August 2014 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its thirteenth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 11 to 15 August 2014. During the session, the...

BACKGROUND RELEASE 7 August 2014 Committee to Review the Situation in El Salvador, United States, Peru, Cameron, Iraq, Japan and Estonia The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will...

PHNOM PENH (7 August 2014) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Cambodia continue to face abuse and discrimination at home, at school, in the workplace and in the media. LGBT...

GENEVA (6 August 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed profound regret that Japan has failed to pursue a comprehensive, impartial and lasting resolution of...

6 August 2014 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the General Assembly, Excellencies, The hostilities between Israel and Hamas, and other armed groups in Gaza, have raged now for almost a month...

for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 5 August 2014 We have been very concerned by the methods of arrest and detention of politicians, activists...