German version in Word GENEVA (4 April 2011) – UN Independent Expert, Farida Shaheed, will visit Austria from 5 to 15 April 2011 to study the country’s efforts to implement cultural rights. She will...

Geneva, 4 April 2011 Chairperson, Distinguished members of the Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the High Commissioner, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the fourteenth session of the...

4 April 2011 Holds Dialogue with National Human Rights Institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations on Situation in Mexico The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and...

NEW YORK (4 April 2011) : The Human Rights Committee may examine Pakistan’s actions to promote and protect human rights guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, despite...

President Carter, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is always a pleasure to be at the Carter Center, and particularly to participate in this Forum on Faith, Belief and the Advancement of Women...

GENEVA (1 April 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, will undertake a mission to Hungary from...

MEXICO CITY – 31 March 2011: The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) visited Mexico from 18 to 31 March 2011. The WGEID wishes to thank the Government of...