On the occasion of International Roma Day, Sunday 8 April 2012 GENEVA (5 April 2012) – “The time for action is now,” said a group of seven United Nations human rights experts on International Roma Day...

GENEVA (5 April 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday warned that comments made by the Governor of South Kordofan State in Sudan, Ahmed Haroun, could amount to a...

Text of statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at the end of a three-day mission to Barbados 5 April 2012 Good morning, and thank you very much for coming. This is the first-ever...

Arabic version GENEVA (5 April 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will undertake her first official country visit...

5 April 2012 I. The purpose of the visit From 29 March to 5 April 2012, I have undertaken a visit to Cyprus in my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. From...