Venice, Italy 25 September 2011 President Fischer, professors and staff of EUIC, honourable rectors, distinguished speakers and guest, ladies and gentlemen, graduates and students, Representing the UN...

GENEVA (23 September 2011) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will undertake an official mission to Germany from 26 September to 5 October 2011, to assess the institutional and...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani on behalf of Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Subject: (1) Burundi, (2) Syria (1) Burundi We are concerned about the...

GENEVA (23 September 2011) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* will undertake its first visit to the Republic of the Congo from 24 September to 3 October 2011...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers ROUNDUP 23 September 2011 Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Argentina, Chile and Guatemala The Committee on the Protection of the...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 23 September 2011 ROUNDUP Adopts Concluding Observations on Initial Report of Spain The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 23 September 2011 The Committee on the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of Iceland on its implementation of the provisions...

Human Rights Council MORNING 23 September 2011 Continues General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 23 September 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review and its general debate on human rights situations...