New York, 23 October 2014 Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends Today more than 232 million people live outside their country of origin. There are more international migrants...

New York, 23 October 2014 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This past summer, during its 26th Session, the Human Rights Council entrusted me with the mandate to promote and protect...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (23 October 2014) – “Time for promises has passed. Now it is the time to act,” said the Chairs of two United Nations expert bodies addressing the United Nations General Assembly on...

NEW YORK (23 October 2014) – United Nations human rights expert Ben Emmerson today urged Governments currently engaged on mass surveillance of the internet for counter-terrorism purposes to update...

NEW YORK (23 October 2014) – People’s demands for development are not limited to purely economic claims, but include claims of justice, non-discrimination and opportunities, the United Nations Special...

Human Rights Committee 23 October 2014 Discusses follow-up to concluding observations and to views The Human Rights Committee today completed the adoption in the second reading of the Draft General...

Item # 69 (b,c) 22 October, 2014 New York Mme. Chairperson [ Sofia Mesquita Borges from Timor-Leste], Excellencies, distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here today to...

New York, 22 October 2014 Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, I am honoured to present this report on the work accomplished by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights between...

NEW YORK (22 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, today raised concern about the increasing use of technologies that...