ALGIERS, 17 April 2011 – From 10 to 17 April 2011, I carried out a visit to Algeria with the purpose of making a full assessment of the situation of freedom of opinion and expression in the country. I...

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda expresses its concern about the human rights violations resulting from the State’s response to the “Walk to Work”...

15 April 201 GENEVA – UN Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed on Friday encouraged the Austrian Government to approach cultural diversity as an invaluable resource and to...

GENEVA (15 April 2011) –UN human rights experts* on Friday denounced the rising death toll and brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters, journalists and human rights defenders in Syria despite the...

15 April 2011 GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday condemned a lethal Iraqi military operation in a camp housing an Iranian exile group that left at least 34 people...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 15 April 2011 ROUNDUP RELEASE Adopts Concluding Observations on Initial Report of Tunisia The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

German version Vienna, 15 April 2011 The United Nations Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, visited Austria from 5 to 15 April 2011, at the invitation of the Government...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 13 April 2011 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has considered the initial report of Tunisia on its implementation of the...