Warsaw, 31 May 2011 Dr. Calin Georgescu, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on...

31 May 2011 WARSAW – United Nations Special Rapporteur Calin Georgescu warned Tuesday about the need for wide consultation at the national level over the construction of the first nuclear power plant...

GENEVA – UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday condemned the intensified use of force against anti-Government protestors in Yemen, which has reportedly led to dozens more killings and hundreds...

BUDAPEST / GENEVA (31 May 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on racism, Githu Muigai, commended the Hungarian Government’s efforts to fight racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and...

(1) Central America We are extremely concerned about an apparent new trend of targeting public prosecutors in Central America, apparently by organized crime groups. Over the past week, public...

Warsaw, 31 May 2011 Dr. Calin Georgescu, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on...

GENEVA (31 May 2011) – A long anticipated set of guidelines* on business and human rights has been presented by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Business and Human...

WARSAW (31 May 2011) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Calin Georgescu warned Tuesday about the need for wide consultation at the national level over the construction of the first nuclear power...

The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* takes note that today the First Conference of States Parties to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from...

Human Rights Council MORNING 31 May 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with Christof Heyns, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or...