GENEVA (23 January 2013) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed Wednesday her deep concern about the verdict and extremely harsh sentencing of the editor and prominent...

LONDON, 23 January 2013 – From 14 to 23 January 2013, I carried out an official visit to the United Kingdom, at the invitation of the Government, for the purpose of making an in-depth assessment of...

LONDON (23 January 2012) –United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai urged today the British Government to review a number of legal and policing measures affecting the rights to freedom of peaceful...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 23 January 2013 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Slovakia on its implementation of the provisions of the Optional...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Cécile Pouilly Location: Geneva Date: 22 January 2013 Subjects: 1) Iran We are deeply dismayed to hear about the reported execution in Iran...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 22 January 2013 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Niue on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 22 January 2013 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon reviewed the initial report of the Philippines on how that country implements the...

GENEVA / LONDON (22 January 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, will formally launch on Thursday 24 January 2013 an inquiry into the...

Geneva, Palais des Nations – Room XXII 22 January 2013 Dear Ambassador, Permanent Representatives, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very honoured and delighted to join you in this discussion on how to end...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 21 January 2013 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Burkina Faso on the implementation of the provisions of the Optional...