Side event on: The role of the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region Monday 25 June, 13.00 to 15.00pm, room XXII H.E. Assistant foreign Minister for...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here with you today. Let me start by expressing my appreciation to the organizers and in particular to the Programme on Women’s...

Human Rights Council MORNING 25 June 2012 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of the enjoyment of cultural...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 25 June 2012 The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Gabriela Knaul, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 25 June 2012 The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights by holding a discussion on remedies and reparations...

Mr. President, Distinguished Council Members, For the purposes of today’s debate, I would like to focus on the issue of accountability in the context of the Secretary-General’s report, and to...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (22June 2012) – UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay, in Rio De Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), welcomed today the final outcome of...

Madam President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen; I addressed you last year as Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights; today it is my great pleasure to address...