Two decades on from the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, the international community recalls it as a ‘milestone’ in the development of the global human rights movement.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay highlights the progress and challenges faced in promoting human rights across Africa at Oxford University.
GENEVA (28 February 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts* today voiced support for the implementation of an international inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea...
MORNING 28 February 2013 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment after hearing statements from 13 dignitaries who expressed their concerns about the situation in Mali...
AFTERNOON 28 February 2013 Concludes Debate under General Segment The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on...
28 February 2013 Mr. Chair, Distinguished panellists, Colleagues and friends, On behalf of the High Commissioner and all of us at the OHCHR, I am delighted to share with you a few opening remarks on...
28 February 2013 President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 2012 was a daunting year for human rights. The on-going crises in Syria, Mali and the...