Tunisia is at an historic moment of negotiating the new foundations of its nation-state. The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice is impressed by the...

GENEVA (11 January 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, torture and migrants expressed outrage today at the beheading on 9 January of Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan domestic...

GENEVA / LONDON (10 January 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai will visit the United Kingdom from 14 to 23 January 2013, in what will be the first information-gathering mission to...

GENEVA / PANAMA CITY (10 January 2013) – The United Nations Working Group* of Experts on People of African Descent will visit Panama from 14 to 18 January 2013 to study a wide range of issues...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Cécile Pouilly Location : Geneva Date : 08 January 2013 Subjects : 1) Bahrain 2) Qatar 1) Bahrain We regret that Bahrain’s highest court on...

GENEVA (8 January 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, urged the Government of Canada and Aboriginal leaders to undertake meaningful dialogue...

GENÈVE (4 Janvier 2013) – Une délégation du Groupe de travail des Nations Unies chargé de la question de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes dans la législation et dans la pratique* visitera la...