Geneva, 8 September, 2014 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, I thank you for your warm welcome for which I am truly...

GENEVA / LIMA (8 September 2014) – The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice will undertake its first official visit to Peru from 11 to 19 September 2014...

Human Rights Council MORNING/MIDDAY 8 September 2014 Council Holds General Debate on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner and Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 8 September 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older...

5 September 2014 Thank you for the invitation to address you today at this panel discussion. The discussion around child and forced marriage has gained considerable momentum in the past year. As you...

GENEVA (5 September 2014) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts has urged the government of Bahrain to release prominent human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja, who has been...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Date : 5 September 2014 Location: Geneva Subject: 1) Bahrain & 2) Iraq 1) Bahrain Ongoing violations of the rights to...

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers ROUNDUP 5 September 2014 Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Belize and Ghana The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very much delighted and honoured to attend this induction session for the new Special Procedures mandate-holders in my capacity as President of the Human...