MUMBAI/GENEVA (30 April 2014) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday launched the first ever Bollywood-style UN music video at a press conference in Mumbai to...

30 April 2014 GENEVA (30 April 2014) - The United Nations Committee Against Torture is due to review Montenegro for the second time on 7 and 8 May in sessions that will be webcast live. Montenegro is...

Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference in South Sudan, Juba, 30 April 2014 “Good morning and thank you for coming. As you may be aware I visited...

GENEVA (29 April 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday strongly condemned the shocking imposition of the death penalty on 683 individuals in Egypt yesterday after mass...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 29 April 2014 Subject: 1) Egypt 2) Maldives 3) Malaysia 4) South Sudan 5) UN Bollywood Video 1)...

GENEVA (29 April 2014) – “It is time for the Government of Spain to change course,” the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda, said today...

29 April 2014 GENEVA (29 April 2014) - The United Nations Committee Against Torture is due to review Guinea for the first time on 6 and 7 May in sessions that will be webcast live. Guinea is one of...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 29 April 2014 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the sixth periodic report of Ukraine on how the country is...

28 April 2014 GENEVA (28 April 2014) - The United Nations Committee Against Torture is due to review the Holy See for the first time on 5 and 6 May in sessions that will be webcast live. The Holy See...

28 April 2014 GENEVA - The United Nations Committee Against Torture is due to review Sierra Leone’s record for the first time on 1 and 2 May in sessions that will be webcast live. Sierra Leone is one...