Geneva , 3 March 2011 Mr. President, Distinguished Member of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Human rights are too often discussed in abstract, technical or sometimes...

GENEVA (2 March 2011) – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the international community and the UN system to seek urgent measures to protect non-citizens...

GENEVA (2 March 2011) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, today called upon the international community to intensify its efforts to...

GENEVA (2 March 2011) - The High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, who is the second high...

Geneva , 2 March 2011 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to open this panel discussion on the full enjoyment of the human rights of people of African descent which is being held in...

2 March 2011 GENEVA: “We express our outrage and condemn in the strongest terms the ambush and killing of Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti”, stated four United Nations human rights experts* today. Mr. Bhatti, the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 2 March 2011 Hears Statements from 13 Dignitaries The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its annual high-level segment after hearing statements from 13...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 2 March 2011 The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held a panel discussion on the full enjoyment of the human rights of people of African descent to mark the...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 2 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general segment discussion in which delegations that were not represented by a dignitary at the high-level...