"Now We Know" Victims of North Korean Abuses Respond 17 March 2014 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to this event, “Now We Know: The Victims Respond.” The High...

President, High Commissioner, Distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Last century, the world was faced with the Nazi ideology that sought to relegate...

AMMAN / GENEVA (17 March 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, called on the Government of Jordan to take a...

GENEVA (17 March 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, today presents his final report* to the Human Rights Council prior to the...

MORNING 17 March 2014 The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Michael Kirby...

GENEVA (17 March 2014) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, will visit the war-torn Central African Republic from 18 to 20 March 2014, to discuss the dire human rights situation...

MIDDAY 17 March 2014 The Human Rights Council, at its midday meeting today, held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed. Mr...

AFTERNOON 17 March 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tomas Ojea Quintana, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. Mr. Quintana...

16 March 2014 “Our Water situation forms a strategic challenge that cannot be ignored. We have to balance between drinking water needs and industrial and irrigation water requirements. Drinking water...