BACKGROUND RELEASE 22 October 2015 Committee to Consider Situation in the Russian Federation, Portugal, Liberia, Slovenia, Lebanon, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Malawi, Madagascar, Timor-Leste...

Spanish 22 October 2015 On the eve of a precedent-setting negotiation, we express our strong support for the efforts by governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to agree on a regional instrument...

GENEVA (22 October 2015) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday strongly criticized the detention of migrants and refugees who have arrived in the Czech Republic...

22 October 2015 The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration the third periodic report of Suriname on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (22 October 2015) – Governments and international organizations are failing to ensure adequate protections to whistleblowers and sources of information, according to a new report* by...

GENEVA / NEW YORK (22 October 2015) – The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances called on States to put on the top of their agenda the eradication of enforced disappearance. It also...

Good morning. I am very glad to be able to address you at this crucial time. The Warsaw Dialogue for Democracy is an important platform for thought and exchange, and at this meeting you will be...

GENEVA (22 October 2015) – In an open statement* published today, a group of United Nations human rights experts have expressed their strong support for the efforts by governments in Latin America and...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (22 October 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, Leilani Farha, today has challenged governments to go further and commit to bold action to end...

22 October 2015 Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here with you today. This year, I am presenting a report which focuses on the right to the...