NEW YORK (23 October 2014) – The Chair-Rapporteur of the intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development, Tamara Kunanayakam, today urged all Governments around the world to redouble their...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Date : 24 October 2014 Location: Geneva Subjects : (1) Kyrgyzstan (2) Libya and (3) Mexico (1) Kyrgyzstan We call on the...

Paris, France (October 24, 2014)- The visit of the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, John Knox, ended today with the presentation of his preliminary findings and...

NEW YORK/GENEVA (24 October 2014) – Criminalizing people for crossing or attempting to cross borders does nothing to tackle the issue of irregular migration, but contributes instead to rising...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (24 October 2014) – Development targets that pay no attention to which groups are being left behind can be met without having any real impact on ensuring a more equal and just world...

NEW YORK (24 October 2014) – Eradicating hunger and ensuring access to adequate food has not been universally achieved despite considerable legislative and judicial progress in many countries...

NEW YORK (24 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today made an appeal to the international community to...

NEW YORK (24 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, today told the UN General Assembly that the absence of a...

للدول الحقّ في ممارسة ولايتها القضائية على حدودها الدولية ولكنّها يجب أن تقوم بذلك ضمن الاحترام التام لالتزاماتها في مجال حقوق الإنسان. وتهدف هذه الوثيقة إلى توفير المعلومات اللازمة لتيسير عمل الدول...