12 July 2011 GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will open the first ever UN human rights office in a Mediterranean North African country on Thursday. Pillay, who is...

(1) SENEGAL / HISSENE HABRE The High Commissioner welcomes Senegal's announcement that it is suspending its proposed repatriation of Hissène Habré to Chad. She had called for a stop to his...

Human Rights Committee 12 July 2011 The Human Rights Committee has concluded its consideration of the initial report of Ethiopia on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions...

Mr. Chair, distinguished panelists, ladies and gentlemen, I am greatly honored to take part in this seminar organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea to mark the...

SOFIA: On conclusion of her official visit to Bulgaria, the United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall, has called upon the Government of Bulgaria “to match its EU and NGO...

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque - Windhoek, Namibia 11 July 2011 Ladies and Gentlemen, From 4-11 July 2011, I...

Bulgaria must turn policy commitments into concrete action for Roma – UN expert on minority rights SOFIA – The UN Independent Expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall, on Monday called on the...

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* on Monday expressed their dismay at the use of tear gas and water cannons by security authorities against peaceful protestors in Malaysia on Saturday, reportedly...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, on Monday called on the Government of Namibia to extend the progress it has made in increasing access to...