Joint statement by UN experts*, the IACHR Rapporteur on the Rights of Migrants and the ACHPR Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants “Migrants deserve...

GENEVA (18 December 2012) – “As Somalia rebuilds its security institutions, the Government should ensure that private security forces are properly regulated and do not become a substitute for...

Madam Executive Director, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Violence against women is a human rights violation and a manifestation of deep rooted discrimination against women. States’ have a legal...

GENEVA (14 December 2012) – The United Nations Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice expressed deep concern regarding equality, non-discrimination and...

PRESS STATEMENT Phnom Penh, 14 December 2012 I am about to complete my eighth human rights fact-finding mission to the Kingdom of Cambodia and what I propose to outline are my initial findings and...

GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (14 December 2012) – “I believe that dialogue is the crucial way forward, and I have repeatedly underlined the importance of it with all stakeholders and particularly with the...

GENEVA (14 December 2012) – This past year the United Nations Human Rights Council has created new monitoring and reporting mechanisms on the situation of human rights in Syria, Eritrea and Belarus...