At the invitation of the Government, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention conducted its follow-up visit to Malta from 23 to 25 June 2015. The main purposes of this follow-up visit...

Human Rights Council MORNING/MIDDAY 26 June 2015 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Sweden, Grenada, Turkey and Kuwait. At the beginning of...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location : Geneva Date : 26 June 2015 Subject : Australia indigenous peoples We warmly welcome the recommendation by a...

VALLETTA / GENEVA (26 June 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention welcomed Malta’s decision to remove automatic mandatory detention of irregular migrants and asylum seekers...

GENEVA (26 June 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, Christof Heyns, and on torture, Juan E. Méndez, today called on the United States Government to establish a...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 26 June 2015 Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 25 June 2015 Holds General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms, Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations Requiring the Council’s Attention The Human...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 25 June 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Kenya, Armenia and Guinea-Bissau. Stephen Ndungu Karau...