GENEVA (28 November 2012) – Around one thousand participants will join the largest global discussion to date on how governments and businesses are moving to address the impacts of business activities...

SAN SALVADOR / GENEVA (27 November 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, welcomed today the democratic developments of recent years...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Cécile Pouilly Location : Geneva Date: 27 November 2012 We are urging Colombia’s President and President of Congress to reconsider their...

ABIDJAN/NEW YORK/GENEVA (27 November 2012) - A year and a half after he visited Côte d’Ivoire at the height of the civil conflict, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan...

26 November 2012 Members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to begin by warmly thanking the Government for inviting me to Japan and for facilitating a rich and interesting programme of...

GENEVA (23 November 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, today called on world governments to ensure that the right to education guides their efforts...

GENEVA (26 November 2012) – The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues will mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and...

TOKYO / GENEVA (26 November 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, concluded his mission to Japan today by stressing* the importance of monitoring the...

Spanish San Salvador, 26 November 2012 Ladies and gentlemen, From 19 to 26 November 2012, I carried out an official mission to El Salvador in my capacity as the Special Rapporteur of the United...