Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 26 November 2008 The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the situation of human rights in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on...

26 November 2008 GENEVA -- The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) plans to review more than 500 cases of disappearances and recently submitted information on previously...

GENEVA – “Iraqi women have seen their rights eroded in all areas of life while the world observes from afar,” warns the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its causes and consequences, Ms...

Chairperson, Director-General of UNESCO, Excellencies, Distinguished Participants, It is a pleasure to be here with you today at such an important forum which addresses issues of high relevance to the...

GENEVA (OHCHR) – Women must play an active role in peace negotiations, and in the effort to combat impunity for rape and other acts of violence, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers 25 November 2008 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families has considered the initial report of El...

24 November 2008 GENEVA -- The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, S. James Anaya, will visit Nepal, 24 November to 2 December, at the...

Mr. Chairman, Distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to welcome you to this workshop on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, which...

GENEVA -- The Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, Okechukwu Ibeanu, will visit the...