Geneva, 1 September 2014 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, I thank you for convening this special session of the Human Rights Council on Iraq. Over the...

GENEVA / WASHINGTON / VIENNA / PRETORIA,1 September 2014 – Recent attacks, ongoing kidnappings, and arbitrary and unjustified incarcerations of journalists around the world must be condemned and...

1 September 2014 Mr. President, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Coordination Committee of the United Nations Special Procedures human rights mandate holders I would...

1 September 2014 The Committee on the Protection of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families opened its twenty-first session this morning, hearing an address by June Ray, Chief of the Civil...

1 September 2014 Discusses Human Rights Abuses Committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Associated Groups The Human Rights Council today opened its twenty-second Special...

1 September 2014 Requests the Mission to Investigate Alleged Violations and Abuses Committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Associated Terrorist Groups The Human Rights...

GENEVA (1 September 2014) – UN human rights experts on Monday expressed grave concern over the current situation in Iraq which has rapidly escalated into both a human rights and a humanitarian...