23 February 2015 Chairperson, Mr. Eric Tistounet, Officer-in-Charge of the Human Rights Council Mechanisms Division at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...

23 February 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with civil society representatives to hear information on the situation of women in Kyrgyzstan...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date : 20 February 2015 Subjects : (1) Ukraine and (2) France / racism (1) Ukraine While the 15 February...

GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 February 2015 -- Unthinkable crimes continue to occur daily in Syria with victims’ voices in danger of being lost amidst the horrors of a conflict now approaching its fifth year, a...

GENEVA (19 February 2015) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Haiti, Gustavo Gallón, will visit Haiti from 22 February to 3 March 2015 in order to evaluate the...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 20 February 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined third and fourth periodic...

GENEVA (19 February 2015) – Message by the United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, to mark the World Day of Social...

GENEVA (19 February 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maria Grazia Giammarinaro will carry out an official visit to Malaysia from 23 to 28 February 2015 to assess the situation of trafficking...