New York, 10 December 2010 Ambassador Susan Rice, Ambassador Jim McLay, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The High Commissioner for Human Rights has spoken out strongly and repeatedly against all...

Geneva, 10 December 2010 Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, I am delighted to welcome you to this year’s celebration of Human Rights Day. As you know, this day marks the adoption by the General...

GENEVA (10 December 2010) – The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Gulnara Shahinian, will visit Romania from 13 to 17 December 2010, at the...

GENEVA (10 December 2010) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Mr. Anand Grover, warned that the EU-India draft free trade agreement could prevent millions of people gaining...

LUSAKA (10 December 2010) – In conclusion of her official visit to Zambia the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms...

On December 10, Human Rights Day, we celebrate the brave human rights advocates, some famous, many unknown, who speak out against discrimination, exclusion and inequality. These human rights defenders...

Maputo and Geneva (10 December 2010) - The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, undertook a visit to Mozambique from 6 to 10 December 2010 at...

Maputo, 10 December 2010 I visited Mozambique in my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers from 6 December to 10 December 2010, at the invitation...