Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 18 February 2011 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixteenth through twentieth periodic report...

GENEVA (17 February 2011) – The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, Michel Forst, will visit Haiti from 20 to 27 February to evaluate the situation since his last mission...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 17 February 2011 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fourteenth through eighteenth periodic...

Русский 17 February 2011 Good afternoon and thank you for coming. This is my first visit to the Russian Federation as High Commissioner for Human Rights. Obviously, after spending just four days in...

GENEVA (17 February 2011) – “Human rights violations which occurred during the protests in Egypt should not be overshadowed by the transition process,” said Thursday a group of UN experts*, noting...

Human Rights Council 16th Session Moscow , 16 February 2011 Honourable Members of the Duma, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by conveying to you and to the Russian people my deepest condolences for...

On 16 February 2011, two high-level OHCHR experts took journalists’ questions in an informal Q&A on the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East. Anders Kompass is the Director of the Field...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 16 February 2011 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth through twentieth periodic...

Human Rights Advocacy Through a Wide-Angle Lens Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow , 15 February 2011 Distinguished Faculty, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by...