Asunción, 30 March 2011 “From 23 to 30 March 2011, I have undertaken a country visit in my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. The purpose of this visit was...

ASUNCIÓN (31 March 2011) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, commended the open and tolerant atmosphere in Paraguay both at governmental and societal...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers BACKGROUND RELEASE 31 March 2011 Report of Mexico to be Reviewed The fourteenth session of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers...

HANOI (30 March 2011) – UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Cephas Lumina, applauded Viet Nam’s model of human development, which places Vietnamese citizens at the centre of...

Hanoi, 29 March 2011 Members of the media, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by warmly thanking the Government of Viet Nam for inviting me to undertake a mission to the country, for the...

GENEVA (26 March 2011) – The UN human rights chief on Saturday called on Syria "to draw lessons from recent events across the Middle East and North Africa which clearly demonstrate that violent...

GENEVA (25 March 2011) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday she was deeply concerned about the extremely harsh sentence handed down to Chinese activist Liu Xianbin on...