Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 16 February 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental...

Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour to co-chair this conference on Human Rights and Election Standards, together with President Carter. I wish to thank the Carter Center for the organisation of this...

GENEVA (13 February 2015) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances has published its concluding observations on Mexico, Armenia and Serbia which it examined during its session from 2 to 13...

Geneva, 13 February 2015 -- The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea will visit Djibouti and Ethiopia from 16 to 27 February to hold meetings and collect testimonies and...

GENEVA (13 February 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Christof Heyns, today urged the Indonesian Government to halt further executions of people convicted of...

Committee on Enforced Disappearances ROUNDUP 13 February 2015 The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its eighth session today, after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations...

Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour and privilege for me to address this body today. And I thank the Council of Europe for the invitation and would like...

GENEVA (12 February 2015) - “Free, quality basic education is a fundamental human right for all, and governments must not delegate this responsibility to the private sector,” today said the United...

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 12 February 2015 BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee to Consider Situation in Gabon, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Tuvalu, Denmark, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea and...