Human Rights Council MORNING 28 June 2012 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus The Human Rights Council this morning...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on human rights situations requiring the Council’s attention. In the general debate on human rights...

27 June 2012 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen Thank you for coming to this side event on violence against women and girls and disabilities. This event forms part of our efforts to enhance protection...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 27 June 2012 Concludes Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Syria The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for...

GENEVA (27 June 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, warned Wednesday that the number of people displaced...

Human Rights Council MORNING 27 June 2012 Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning took up the human rights situation in Syria...

GENEVA (26 June 2012) – An arbitrarily detained man reaches out to United Nations human rights bodies for justice. While the UN body rules in his favour, the man faces grave reprisals for speaking out...

"Twenty-five years ago today, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect. Since then, 150 States have become party to the Convention...