15 October 2012 The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundredth and sixth session, adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an address by Navi Pillay, the United Nations...

12 September 2012 I would like to thank all delegations and other stakeholders who participated in the interactive dialogue that followed the presentation of my reports before the 21st session of the...

GENEVA (12 October 2012) – The human rights record Germany will face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Thursday 18 October and Friday 19 October in meetings that will be...

GENEVA (12 October 2012) – A group of United Nations independent experts on rights defenders, summary executions, freedom of expression and education today urged the Government of Pakistan to make...

GENEVA (12 October 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, summary executions and torture reiterated today their call to the Islamic Republic of Iran...

“Soap and water, make hygiene a priority for global development” – a simple appeal to world leaders GENEVA (15 October 2012) – “Governments do not prioritize hygiene in their policy and budgeting, in...

GINEBRA (12 de octubre de 2012) – Un grupo de expertos independientes de las Naciones Unidas exhortaron al Gobierno de Guatemala a esclarecer los actos de violencia acaecidos el jueves 4 de octubre en...