Bishkek, 28 September 2012 – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) presented today its confidential preliminary observations to the Kyrgyz authorities, in conclusion of its...

GENEVA (28 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda, urged States to embrace and use a long-anticipated set of guidelines* on extreme poverty and...

MORNING 28 September 2012 Adopts Texts on the Human Rights of Older Persons and Indigenous Peoples and on the Situation in Mali and in South Sudan The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six...

28 September 2012 “In my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, I am today concluding my official visit to Namibia to examine the situation of minority...

GENEVA (28 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, said today that indigenous communities in Namibia are demanding greater inclusion...

GENEVA (28 September 2012) – The Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, welcomed the adoption of a new law in the State of California...

28 September 2012 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today held its annual Day of General Discussion with regard to the rights of children in the context of international migration. It held a...

ROUNDUP 28 September 2012 Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, China and Hungary The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its eighth session, issuing...

AFTERNOON 28 September 2012 Adopts Draft Report on the Session Ad Referendum, Suspends Twenty-First Session The Human Rights Council suspended its twenty-first regular session this afternoon after...