Asalamu alaykum Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for giving me the privilege to address and participate in the 38th Ministerial Session of the...

GENEVA (30 June 2011) – United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall, will visit Bulgaria from 04 to 11 July 2011, to examine the human rights situation of different minorities...

GENEVA (30 June 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will on Sunday begin an official visit to Mexico to discuss rights issues with the Government, lawmakers and the Ombudsman...

Good morning, Today we are exactly half way through the year, and I thought this was a good moment to update you on a number of developments, as well as to present some longer-term reflections on the...

GENEVA (30 June 2011) – The UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human Rights, Cephas Lumina, warned Thursday that implementation of further austerity measures and structural reforms proposed by...

GENEVA (29 June 2011) – “On 17 June 2011, the Security Council adopted two landmark resolutions that result in a major reform of the Taliban and Al Qaida terrorist sanctions regime. The listing of...

GENEVA (28 June 2011) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay appealed for worldwide support for the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, which provides financial...

Asalamu alaykum Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to address and participate in the 38th Ministerial Session of the...