Geneva, 22 August 2011 Statement delivered on video* by the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan Méndez Madam Vice-President, Excellencies...

22 August 2011 Madame President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I commend the initiative of this Council to hold another special session on the...

22 August 2011 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the situation of racism, racial...

BANGKOK / GENEVA (22 August 2011) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, urged the Government of Thailand to “do more to combat human...

22 August 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a Special Session concerning the “situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic”. The session was convened after the Council...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva 19 August 2011 (1) Pakistan Since 2007, OHCHR has received numerous reports of abductions, disappearances...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 19 August 2011 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has concluded its consideration of the eighth and ninth periodic reports...