Statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye GENEVA (14 December 2015) – The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur...

GENEVA/KABUL, 12 December 2015 – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today released Human Rights and Protection of...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you. As a former Law School professor and former Minister of Justice – and– I am very glad to see so many legal...

11 December 2015 WASHINGTON DC (11 December 2015) – At the end of a 10-day mission to the United States, in which the expert group’s delegation, comprised of Eleonora Zielinska, Frances Raday and Alda...

ROUNDUP 11 December 2015 Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of the Holy See, Lithuania, Egypt, Slovenia, Mongolia and Turkey The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today...

WASHINGTON DC (11 December 2015) – A United Nations expert group on discrimination against women today praised the current administration for its commitment to women’s equality, but warned that the...

Madam President, Excellences, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council. I am very happy that Ambassador Apakan of the OSCE, with whom we closely cooperate in our field...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: G eneva Date: 11 December 2014 We are alarmed at the recent spate of violent attacks on human rights defenders...

GENEVA/BANGUI (11 December 2015) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein condemned on Friday the ongoing inter-communal violence and expressed deep concern at the increasing use...

11 December 2015 The World Trade Organization’s 10th Ministerial Conference, to be held in Nairobi from 15 to 18 December 2015, constitutes a unique opportunity for States to reinvigorate the Doha...