Good morning, and thank you for coming. As is customary at the end of official missions such as this, I would like to makesome observations concerning the human rights situation in the country. During...

Good morning, and thank you for coming. As is customary at the end of official missions such as this, I would like to makesome observations concerning the human rights situation in the country. During...

GENEVA (29 August 2013) – United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues, Rita Izsák, will visit Cameroon from 2 to 11 September 2013 to examine the human rights situation of different ethnic...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 30 August 2013 ROUNDUP Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Chile, Chad, Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Belarus, Jamaica, Sweden and Cyprus The...

KINSHASA/GENEVA (28 August 2013) - Fighting impunity and strengthening respect for human rights are essential for the stabilization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Deputy High Commissioner...

GENEVA (29 August 2013) – Relatives and civil society groups working for the rights of victims of enforced disappearances need to be protected from threats and reprisals and supported in their work...

GENEVA (29 August 2013) – “Côte d’Ivoire has made a significant step forward in the democratic reconstruction process, the consolidation of the rule of law, and the promotion of national...

GENEVA (29 August 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on racism, Mutuma Ruteere, will carry out an official follow-up visit to Mauritania from 2 to 8 September 2013, to gather first-hand...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 29 August 2013 BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee to Consider the Reports of Austria, Australia and El Salvador The Committee on the Rights of Persons...