NEW YORK (26 October 2010) – UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Martin Scheinin, has told the General Assembly that the counter-terrorism regime created by the Security...

GENEVA (26 October 2010)– “The files reportedly indicate that the US knew, among other things, about widespread use of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi forces, and yet proceeded with...

Durban, 26 October 2010 Dr. Padayachee, Professor Potgieter, Dear colleagues and friends, I am delighted to participate in SANPAD’s annual Women in Research Conference. We are women who have had the...

NEW YORK (26 October 2010) – Numerous human rights violations result from the overly punitive approach adopted by the international drug control regime, with an almost exclusive focus on the use of...

Third Committee Item 69(b) New York, 25 October 2010 Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to be here today to present this mandate’s first report to the General...

NEW YORK (25 October 2010) - Social protection systems with a gender focus can increase women’s participation in economic life, provide them with income security in old age and improve nutritional...

By Navanethem Pillay 23 October 2010 Seth Walsh walked into the garden of his family's home in Tehachapi, Calif., last month and hanged himself . He was just 13. Before making the tragic decision to...