Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 30 November 2012 1) Tunisia The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is expressing...

GENEVA (30 November 2012) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has urged the President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, to reconsider the Constitutional Declaration issued last week, saying...

Ankara, 30 November 2012 1. Introduction At the invitation of the Government of Turkey, I conducted an official visit to this country from 26 to 30 November 2012. I travelled to Ankara and Diyarbakir...

Slavery persists all around the world and children account for a quarter of the victims, warns UN Voluntary Fund GENEVA - “Slavery persists in all regions of the world and has acquired new and complex...

ANKARA (30 November 2012) – “Turkey has made significant strides in securing the right to life in recent years, and continues to take further positive measures in this regard,” said United Nations...

GENEVA / MONTEVIDEO (30 November 2012) – Independent human rights expert Juan E. Méndez will visit Uruguay from 2 to 6 December 2012 to assess any improvements and identify remaining challenges...

UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shahinian “Women and girls who are forced to marry spend their life time in slavery” GENEVA (2 December 2012) – “Women and girls who are...

ROUNDUP Adopts Concluding Observations on Tanzania, Ecuador, Mauritania, Bulgaria and Iceland and Observations on Equatorial Guinea and Republic of Congo 30 November 2012 The Committee on Economic...

GENEVA (29 November 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Magdalena Sepúlveda will undertake an official visit to Mongolia from 3 to 7 December 2012 to assess the country’s efforts to protect the...