GENEVA (20 November 2014) – The Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate human rights violations in Eritrea has begun its operations with an initial meeting in Geneva. The United Nations Human...

GENEVA (20 November 2014) – Civilians have continued to be killed, unlawfully detained, tortured and disappeared in eastern Ukraine, and the number of internally displaced people has risen...

GENEVA / ASUNCIÓN (19 November 2014) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, will carry out an official visit to Paraguay from 21 to 28...

GENEVA (20 November 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday criticized a recent amendment to the Criminal Code of The Gambia that creates a broad and vague...

Committee against Torture 20 November 2014 The Committee against Torture this morning considered the issue of follow-up to concluding observations and recommendations and to individual communications...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 20 November 2014 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Nepal on how...

Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends. Since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 25 years ago, well might we ask: is the world a safer...

GENEVA (20 November 2014) – The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent welcomed the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the programme of activities for the...

20 November 2014 New York Mr. President, Your Majesty, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends from the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations, It is an honour...