GENEVA (18 May 2012) – The United Nations working group* on discrimination against women in law and in practice will undertake its first mission to the Republic of Moldova from 21 to 30 May 2012, to...

“The Government must adopt urgent measures to tackle traditional and cultural factors that exacerbate trafficking of children from West and Central Africa into Gabon” LIBREVILLE, 18 May 2012 “Esi, an...

GENEVA (18 May 2012) – The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will visit Libya from 21 to 25 May 2012 to assess allegations of the use of mercenaries in the recent conflict, and...

GENEVA (18 May 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, will conduct a visit to Pakistan from 19 to 29 May 2012, to gather first-hand...

High-level commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 17 May 2012, New York Excellencies, Esteemed representatives of indigenous...

Committee against Torture MORNING 16 May 2012 The Committee against Torture this morning considered the situation in Syria in the absence of the special report requested of the State party on the...

Committee against Torture AFTERNOON 16 May 2012 The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the responses of Rwanda to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that...

Mayor Kang Woon-tae of Gwangju Metropolitan City, Madam Lee Hee-ho, Chairman Yoon Bong-geun, Ambassador Park Kyung-suh, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honor and pleasure for...

UPR Working Group to Review Human Rights Records of 14 States 15 May 2012 The thirteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from...