MORNING 10 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Margaret Sekaggya, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, and Heiner...

GENEVA (10 March 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay on Thursday condemned the detention and possible torture of an international news team as they sought to cover the...

GENEVA (10 March 2011) in the – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned Thursday that human rights violations against civilians in Côte d’Ivoire are escalating at both the individual...

GENEVA (10 March 2011) – From freedom from coercion, to State religion; from the right to manifest one's religion or belief, to religious intolerance and extremism: on the 25th anniversary of the...

AFTERNOON 10 March 2011 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights Defenders and on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its...

MORNING 9 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded a clustered interactive dialogue with Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against...

MORNING 9 March 2011 Holds Panel Discussion on Root Causes and Factors Leading Children to Live or Work in the Street The Human Rights Council this morning opened its annual full-day meeting on the...

AFTERNOON 9 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its annual day of discussion on the rights of the child with a panel focusing on prevention strategies and responses to the...

GENEVA (8 March 2011) – On the International Women’s Day centenary, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, urged States to respect, protect and...

Statement on the Occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March) GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, together with the other UN independent experts...