GENEVA (12 October 2012) – The human rights record of Bosnia and Herzegovina will face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Monday 22 October and Tuesday 23 October in meetings...

GENEVA (12 October 2012) – The human rights record Portugal will face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Tuesday 23 October and Wednesday 24 October in meetings that will be...

GENEVA (12 October 2012) – The human rights record of the Philippines will face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Monday 15 October and Tuesday 16 October in meetings that...

Geneva, 11 October 2012 Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be with you today for the launch of the “Because I am a Girl” campaign, to commemorate this first international Day of...

GENEVA / YAMOUSSOUKRO (11 October 2012) – High-level experts of the United Nations Human Rights Council and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights pledged to continue joining hands and...

BUDAPEST (11 October 2012) At the end of his official country mission to Hungary, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and...

BACKGROUND RELEASE 11 October 2012 Experts will review Reports of the Philippines, Turkey, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal The Human Rights Committee will hold its one hundredth and sixth...

BUDAPEST (11 October 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Calin Georgescu welcomed today the Hungarian Government’s commitment in addressing the impacts of the 2010 Ajka aluminium plant incident...

11 October 2012 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined third and fourth periodic report of Turkmenistan on how that country is implementing the...

GENEVA (11 October 2012) – The human rights record of Turkey will, for the first time, face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Wednesday 17 October and Thursday 18 October in...