12 May 2014 Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and welcome to the 15th annual session of the Working Group on the Right to Development, which coincides with the...

12 May 2014 Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, In accordance with the Working Group’s recommendation contained in paragraph 48 (d) of the report on its 14h session, as endorsed by the Human Rights...

12 May 2014 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations on the implementation of the provisions of the...

12 May 2014 I’m pleased to be here today to present to you the proposed Programme 20, Human Rights, of the Secretary-General’s Strategic Framework for the period 2016-2017. This follows up on the...

Stockholm, 12 May 2014 The detention of migrants is one of the priorities in my work as the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. This is why my first thematic report as a Special...

GENEVA (9 May 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that a detailed new UN report describing gross violations of human rights in South Sudan “on a massive scale,”...

GENEVA (9 May 2014) – Two United Nations independent experts on Friday expressed serious concern over the charges brought against three human rights defenders in the aftermath of the 2013 presidential...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date : 9 May 2014 Subject: 1) South Sudan 2) Pakistan 3) Venezuela 1) South Sudan UN High Commissioner for...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 9 May 2014 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the second periodic report of the Czech Republic on how the country...

9 May 2014 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentleman, It is with great pleasure that I join you today for discussions on the landmark positive outcome of the treaty body strengthening process. I would like...