DHAKA / GENEVA (30 May 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Rashida Manjoo, today urged the Government of Bangladesh to address the challenges faced by women who...

28 May 2013 Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today I am honoured to present my sixth report to the Council as well as the reports...

28 May 2013 Distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, I have the honour of presenting the report on my mission to Namibia , which I undertook in October last year. I wish to extend my...

28 May 2013 Mr. President, distinguished delegates, I have the honour of presenting my report following a country visit to Mongolia in December 2012. I extend my gratitude to the Government of...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 28 May 2013 The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related...

Human Rights Council MORNING 28 May 2013 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on the right to health and on the human rights of...

GENEVA (28 May 2013) – With rising inequality and entrenched poverty in rural and urban areas, the poorest sectors of Mongolian society have yet to benefit from the country’s new found wealth, a...

GENEVA (28 May 2013) – Unacceptable levels of inequality along the lines of gender, race, region, ethnicity and class continue to plague Namibia, says the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme...

GENEVA (28 May 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, today warned that the increasing competence of the European Union in the field of...