Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 18 March 2013 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, and started a...

The present report outlines the legal, institutional and policy frameworks pertaining to equality and women’s human rights and efforts to implement these frameworks, as well as remaining challenges. It subsequently examines the issue of women’s participation in political and public life, and in the labour force, and systemic and multiple discrimination faced by Romani women. The report identifies good practices and concludes with recommendations.

GENEVA (15 March 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, welcomed the release today of Mr Mam Sonando, and the imminent releases of...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 15 March 2013 1) Hungary We are concerned about the swift adoption of the most recent amendment to...

GENEVA (15 March 2013) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will undertake its first official visit to Brazil to assess the situation of deprivation of liberty in the country from...

MORNING 15 March 2013 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Peru and Sri Lanka. Luis Enrique Chávez Basagoitia, Permanent Representative of...

ISLAMABAD (15 March 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, held three days of meetings in Islamabad, Pakistan, between 11 and 13 March 2013...

15 March 2013 The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Angola on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and...

AFTERNOON 15 March 2013 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. Remigiusz A. Henczel, President of the Human Rights Council, said that the...

15 March 2013 The Human Rights Committee today reviewed how Belize implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in the absence of a report. The Secretary of...