New York, 22 September 2014 Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends, It is a great honour for me to join you at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples...

Mr. President, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to present today my second annual report to the Human Rights Council. I would like to start by expressing my gratitude to...

Call comes for World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September GENEVA (19 September 2014) – States need to do more to protect older people affected by dementia from stigmatisation, discrimination, victimization...

17 September 2014 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcome our distinguished panellists to this important discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples...

MIDDAY/AFTERNOON 17 September 2014 Holds Panel on Indigenous Peoples and Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives, Dialogue with Special Rapporteur and Expert Mechanism on Indigenous Rights The Human...

12 September 2014 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to begin by reiterating how honoured I am to participate in this side event organized by the Permanent Mission of the United States. I am...

8 septembre 2014 Monsieur le Président, Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Avant toute chose, je tiens à féliciter le Conseil des droits de l’homme pour l’adoption de la résolution 24/20 qui a créé...

Parliaments play a central role in enacting legislation that recognizes indigenous peoples’ rights and adopting budgetary measures to implement those rights, both of which are critical enablers to...

CRC 32nd session 24 January 2003 The Committee on the Rights of the Child reviewed today a second periodic report of the Czech Republic, questioning a national delegation on how the country was giving...

10 January 2003 United Nations human rights experts today condemned the assassinations of two prominent Guatemalan indigenous leaders whose bodies were found in December. Hina Jilani, Special...