Geneva, 29 February 2012 Madame President of the Human Rights Council, Distinguished panellists, Excellencies and honourable participants, I am delighted to open this panel discussion on freedom of...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 29 February 2012 The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its High-level Segment, hearing statements from 16 dignitaries who spoke about internally...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 29 February 2012 The Human Rights Council today held a panel discussion on the promotion and protection of freedom of expression on the internet. Opening the panel...

Human Rights Council MORNING 29 February 2012 The Human Rights Council this morning started the third day of its High-level Segment, hearing statements from 17 dignitaries who spoke about their...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 29 February 2012 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today considered the combined sixteenth to eighteenth periodic reports...

The Human Rights Committee is composed of 18 independent experts. Members are elected for a term of four years by States parties. A meeting of States parties took place in New York on 2 September 2010...

2/28/2012 As many of you will be aware, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) recently published a report on violence and discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation...

GENEVA (28 February 2012) – “The Government of Bangladesh must ensure that any policy concerning open-pit coal mining includes robust safeguards to protect human rights. In the interim, the Phulbari...

Geneva, 28 February 2012 Thank you for convening this debate on the human rights situation in Syria under agenda item 1 . As you may know, on 13 February, I briefed the General Assembly on the...