Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea Geneva, 23 June 2015 President, High Commissioner, Distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, More than two...

23 June 2015 President, High Commissioner, Distinguished members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, More than two decades have passed since Eritrea emerged as a newly...

Arabic | Hebrew GENEVA (22 June 2015): The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information pointing to the possible commission of war...

MORNING/MIDDAY 22 June 2015 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Extrajudicial Killings and on Discrimination against Women The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the...

GENEVA (22 June 2015) – United Nations human rights expert Ben Emmerson today urged the UN Security Council to take effective action to enforce international law and protect civilians in areas under...

GENEVA (22 June 2015) – The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) has published its findings on Kyrgyzstan, Venezuela, Mongolia, Thailand, Ireland, Chile and Uganda, which were...

GENEVA (22 June 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, called for the creation of a legally binding framework on violence against women and girls...

AFTERNOON 22 June 2015 Hears Presentation of Thematic Reports by the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of thematic reports by...

22 June 2015 Mr President, distinguished delegates, representatives of civil society, Perhaps the biggest societal change to take place in recent decades has been the dramatic increase in levels of...