The independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mr. Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, issued the following statement following the conclusion of his second visit to the country from...

Spokesperson: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva 11 March 2011 Bahrain We have received an allegation that in Bahrain, a call for three human rights defenders to be "killed and liquidated" has been...

MORNING 11 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the issue of human rights in the context of action taken to address terrorist hostage taking. Kyung-wha Kang...

GENEVA (11 March 2011) – UN Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, called on Israeli authorities to stop illegally demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank, as...

GENEVA (11 March 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will undertake her first offical mission to West Africa next week, visiting Guinea from 13-15 March and Senegal from 15...

ROUNDUP 11 March 2011 Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Armenia, Bolivia, Cuba, Ireland, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Rwanda, Serbia, Spain, Uruguay and Yemen The Committee on the...

11 March 2011 Mr. Vice-President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, distinguished panellists Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to open this panel discussion on the...

AFTERNOON 11 March 2011 President Appoints Members of Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Alleged Violations of International Human Rights Law in Libya The Human Rights Council this afternoon...

Geneva – Three high level experts have been appointed to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law in Libya, the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Sihasak...