GENEVA (30 September 2014) – The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is meeting in Geneva from 7 to 31 October...

GENEVA (26 September 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday urged the Government of Guinea to take immediate and concrete steps to advance the investigation and...

29 September 2014 In our capacity as Special Procedures mandate-holders of the United Nations Human Rights Council, we would like to express our concern at the possible adoption by the Congress of the...

MEXICO / GENEVA (29 September 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, today welcomed the decision by the Mexican authorities to...

GENEVA (29 September 2014) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Makarim Wibisono, today expressed alarm at the terrible cost...

Europe can stop human deaths and suffering, and regain control of its borders 29 September 2014 The new European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs will need to ensure that migration and...

GENEVA (29 September 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today warned that human rights violations continue to be committed on...

GENEVA (29 September 2014) – Attempts at ‘sealing’ borders and preventing at any cost irregular migrants from entering the European Union will continue to fail, the United Nations Special Rapporteur...

GENEVA (29 September 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts are calling on the Government and the Congress of Colombia to reconsider the possible adoption of Bill No. 85 (Senate) of...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Date : 26 September 2014 Location: Geneva Subject : Afghanistan Afghanistan We are disappointed that the Supreme Court of...