12 September 2012 Excellencies, distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here today before you for this interactive dialogue, and to offer an update on the activities...

MORNING 11 September 2012 The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict...

11 September 2012 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Rwanda on its...

GENEVA (11 September 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday strongly urged Venezuela to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the American Convention on Human Rights...

GENEVA (11 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, calls on the United States authorities to adopt new measures “to advance toward...

AFTERNOON 11 September 2012 President of Slovakia Addresses Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard an address by the President of Slovakia, Ivan Gašparoviè. It also began a clustered...

GENEVA (11 September 2012) – United Nations independent expert on transitional justice Pablo de Greiff today urged world governments not to see transitional justice as a special form of justice. “I...

13th AHRI Conference: The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform 维也纳，2012年9月10日 I am very pleased to be a part of this important discussion on the role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform, and to...

NEW YORK / PORT-AU-PRINCE / GENEVA (10 September 2012) – Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, will visit Haiti starting Wednesday to discuss deep-rooted human rights...