KHARTOUM / GENEVA (29 April 2016) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, urged the Sudanese Government “to enable a conducive...

SAN SALVADOR / GENEVA (29 April 2016) – United Nations human rights expert Urmila Bhoola today called on the Government of El Salvador to develop and implement a wide range of initiatives to protect...

Committee against Torture 28 April 2016 The Committee against Torture this morning heard from Malcolm Evans, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, who presented the 2015 annual...

Excellencies, colleagues and friends, It is always a privilege to participate in discussions in this city, with its profound traditions of enlightened humanist thought. Indeed, it was here, 23 years...

Brussels, Belgium (29 April 2016) The Working Group on the use of mercenaries, represented by Chairperson Ms. Elzbieta Karska, undertook a visit to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, from 25 to...

Committee against Torture 28 April 2016 The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of the Philippines on the measures taken to implement the...

Arabic GENEVA (29 April 2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday said the latest reports of civilian deaths and injuries, including bombings of Syrian marketplaces...

GENEVA (27 April 2016) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention today has concluded its 75th regular session in Geneva. During the session, the Working Group adopted 22 opinions...

GENEVA (29 April 2016) – Namibia’s record on tackling racial discrimination will face scrutiny by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on 4 and 6 May in meetings that will...

At the invitation of the Government of Malawi, I conducted an official visit from the 18th to the 29th of April 2016. First, I wish to sincerely thank the Government of Malawi for its openness and...