17 April 2009 GENEVA -- Five United Nations human rights experts* strongly condemn the execution of nine men following an unfair trial in Sudan. “It is with great regret and dismay that we have...

Durban Review Conference BACKGROUND RELEASE 16 April 2009 The Durban Review Conference, which will review progress and assess implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, will be...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers BACKGROUND RELEASE 16 April 2009 The tenth session of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families will be...

16 April 2008 GENEVA - The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi, Akich Okola, has expressed outrage over the killing of Mr. Ernest Manirumva, the Vice-President of the...

Brussels, 16 April 2009 Thank you for inviting me to participate in this important hearing. As a political scientist whose academic work has focused on how institutions of governance evolve over time...

15 April 2009 GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed her deep concern Wednesday about the sacking of the judiciary and heavy restrictions on the media, following the...

15 April 2009 Mr. Chairperson, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deeply honoured to have this opportunity to be with you today and to open the third and concluding Preparatory Meeting of the...

15 April 2009 GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday welcomed the release of a revised version of the draft outcome document for the upcoming anti-racism Durban...

15 April 2009 GENEVA: - - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Mr. Martin Scheinin, will visit...

14 April 2009 The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the right to education, Vernor Muñoz, will visit Paraguay at the invitation of the Government from 14 to 22 April...