GENEVA (11 December 2012) – Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date : 11 December 2012 Subjects: 1) South Sudan 2) Sudan 3) Afghanistan 1) South Sudan We are concerned...

Geneva, December 10, 2012 Madame President, Madame Deputy High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Cesare Pavese, the twentieth century Italian poet, said “The only joy in the world is...

Accountability for perpetrators, and the right to truth and justice for victims of war-time sexual violence Joint statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and...

MONTEVIDEO (7 de diciembre de 2012) – El Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre la tortura, Juan E. Méndez, destacó este jueves varias iniciativas del Gobierno de Uruguay que “contribuyen...

Madame President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you all to this event to celebrate Human Rights Day and this year’s theme, which is dedicated to “Inclusion and the Right...

I am delighted to announce that today we are launching the Arabic version of OHCHR’s website. The Arab Spring, and its aftermath, have underlined the crucial importance of extending our voice to...

Human Rights Council 10 December 2012 Remigiusz Henczel of Poland Elected as President-elect The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an organizational meeting to elect a new President and four...