GENEVA (15 January 2010) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warmly welcomed Thursday's announcement by Mongolia's President Tsakhia Elbegdorj of a formal moratorium...

Statement by the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, Michel Forst, and the Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, Santiago Corcuera: GENEVA (13...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Cameroon on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child...

Reports of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Malawi, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Egypt, Botswana and Panama to Be Reviewed The Committee charged with ensuring that 186 States parties meet their obligations...

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Ladies and Gentlemen, The following statement is delivered on behalf of the Special Procedures mandate-holders of the United Nations Human Rights...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review, undertaken over the course of three meetings, of the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Mongolia under the Convention on...

Committee on Rights of Child examines report of Estonia on Sale of children, Child prostitution and Child pornography The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon reviewed the initial...

The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, Michel Forst, and the Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, Santiago Corcuera, issued the following...