NEW YORK – (20 October 2011): States must respect international standards on the use of lethal force during arrest, said the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions...

NEW YORK (21 October 2011) – Newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, has told the General Assembly that he will pay particular attention to the...

SANTIAGO (20 October 2011) – The United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kyung-wha Kang, concluded her three-day mission in Chile. It was the first leg of a visit to Chile, Paraguay...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Subject: Libya The death of Muammar Gaddafi and the fall of Sirte and Bani Walid bring an end to eight...

The Tunisian revolution, begun just 10 months ago by young people determined to take the future of their country into their own hands, has inspired both young and old throughout the region – and...

NEW YORK (21 October 2011) – “Disaster relief provides opportunities but also serious risks for human rights,” said today United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik, urging governments to go...

21 October 2011 New York Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished delegates, representatives of the United Nations and friends, ladies and gentlemen, It is a true honour for me to address this General Assembly...

GENEVA – “Twenty years ago, the Paris Peace Agreements set down a clear vision of a new Cambodia built on the bedrock of human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” recalled the United Nations...