UN Special Rapporteur hopes to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi during third visit to Myanmar GENEVA / YANGON (11 February 2010) -- The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, Tomás...

The security and protection of human rights defenders Dublin, 10 Feburary 2010 Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to address the 5th Fifth Dublin Platform for Human Rights...

GENEVA (10 February 2010) — The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, will launch his first official visit to Jamaica, from 12...

GENEVA (9 February 2010) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities urged Tuesday the Haitian Government, the international community, UN agencies and all humanitarian organisations...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to present the Strategic Management Plan of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for 2010-2011. This is our third SMP, but my first as...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities expresses its deepest sympathy and solidarity to the Government and people of Haiti affected by the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010...