GENEVA (29 November 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, will launch a fact-finding mission to three European...

29 November 2011 Acting Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location : Geneva Subject : Belarus The sentencing of leading Belarusian human rights defender...

BALI / GENEVA (28 November 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday that the next two years will be crucial to the development of regional and national human rights...

“Will the inertia that has been ailing climate change negotiations finally break new ground?” she asked. “International solidarity should be preventive rather than simply reactive to the massive...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is with great pleasure that I address you here today at the start of the seventh official meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights...

SEOUL / GENEVA (28 November 2011) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman urged the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to cooperate with the UN human rights...

GENEVA (28 November 2011) – The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria presented its long-awaited report, as requested by the UN Human Rights Council. At a press conference in Geneva...

Bali, Sunday 27 November 2011 Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends It is with great pleasure that I address all of you today at the start of the 4th Regional Consultation on ASEAN and Human...

25 November 2011 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for attending the press conference this morning As the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the...