GENEVA (31 December 2010) – UN human rights experts* are deeply concerned that, according to credible sources, enforced or involuntary disappearances, arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial, summary or...

Human Rights Council MORNING 23 December 2010 The Human Rights Council this morning opened a Special Session on “The situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire since the elections on 28 November 2010”...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 23 December 2010 The Human Rights Council concluded its fourteenth Special Session today after adopting a resolution in which it strongly condemned human rights...

23 December 2010 Mr. Vice President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very honoured and delighted to address this assembly on behalf of the...

Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 22 December 2010 The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire since the elections on 28 November 2010...

GENEVA(13 December 2010) – Three UN independent experts* expressed concerns today over the crackdown on human rights defenders since Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two months ago. “Since...

On December 10, Human Rights Day, we celebrate the brave human rights advocates, some famous, many unknown, who speak out against discrimination, exclusion and inequality. These human rights defenders...

GENEVA (9 December 2010) – A group of 55 United Nations independent human rights experts* called upon States all over the world to protect human rights defenders, and to recognize and respond to the...

GENEVA – “Human rights defenders are the front line of efforts to confront discrimination and all violations of rights – their work is vital, yet they are frequently under threat and must be better...