Public conference at the European Convention Centre in Luxembourg 20 January 2017 Excellencies, Distinguished panellists, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Government of Luxembourg for...

Committee on the Rights of the Child CRC/17/6 20 January 2017 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of the Central African Republic on its implementation...

Arabic ​ Riyadh, 19 January 2017 Saudi Arabia has been a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council since 2014 and was recently re-elected to serve until 2019. One of the Council’s key...

French GENEVA (19 January 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions, Idriss Jazairy, welcomed the recent decision of President Barack Obama to lift most...

​ Arabic ​​ RIYADH / GENEVA (19 January 2017) – The Saudi Government’s bold and ambitious plans to transform its economy provide a unique opportunity to improve the human rights of women and the poor...

GENEVA (19 January 2017) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, today expressed dismay at the bombing of a camp...