23 December 2010 BEIJING (23 December 2010) – “China has made remarkable economic and social progress over the past three decades, lifting several hundred millions out of poverty, and food security...

BUCHAREST (17 December 2010)– The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Ms. Gulnara Shahinian, concluding her visit to Romania, said that “the Government of Romania has demonstrated...

Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 22 December 2010 The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire since the elections on 28 November 2010...

GENEVA (23 December 2010) – The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances welcomed today the entry into force of the International Convention* for the Protection of All Persons from...

GENEVA (21 December 2010) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed deep concern about the violence against and detention of opposition candidates and their supporters in the...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed deep concern Sunday about the growing evidence of massive violations of human rights taking place in Côte d'Ivoire since 16 December...

GENEVA (17 December 2010) – The independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mohammed Chande Othman, expressed serious concern Friday about the continued detention of eleven human...

(Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, to mark International Migrants Day, 18 December 2010) GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said Friday...

(Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Jorge Bustamante, and the Chairman of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, Abdelhamid El Jamri, to mark International Migrants Day...