17 May 2013 Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Earlier this week, thousands of mourners gathered at the remains of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location : Geneva Date : 17 May 2013 Subject: 1) International Day Against Homophobia 2) Bangladesh 3) Papua New Guinea 4)...

The Hague , 17 May 2013 Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Colleagues and friends, It is a privilege to be with you in this beautiful theatre to mark a day that has grown in significance in recent...

Committee against Torture 17 May 2013 The Committee against Torture this morning considered the issue of follow-up to concluding observations and individual communications, hearing oral presentations...

Committee against Torture 17 May 2013 The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Bolivia on how it implements the provisions of the Convention...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 17 May 2013 ROUNDUP Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Japan, Iran, Jamaica, Azerbaijan, Togo, Rwanda and Denmark The...

GENEVA (16 May 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo will visit Bangladesh from 20 to 29 May 2013 to assess the situation of violence against women its causes and consequences in...

Committee against Torture The Committee against Torture today met with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture to discuss areas of collaboration between the two bodies. Malcom Evans, Chairperson...