MORNING 16 June 2010 The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive debate with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related...

MORNING 16 June 2010 The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive debate with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related...

16 June 2010 The Football World Cup kicks off on June 11. This is an opportune occasion to reflect on the fact that sport is meant to foster social cohesion, bring different cultures together in a...

Reykjavik, 16 June 2010 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here with you today on the very eve of Iceland’s National Day. I wish to express my best wishes to all...

16 June 2010 The Football World Cup kicks off on June 11. This is an opportune occasion to reflect on the fact that sport is meant to foster social cohesion, bring different cultures together in a...

AFTERNOON 16 June 2010 Council Also Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the situation of human rights in Haiti, hearing...

AFTERNOON 16 June 2010 Council Also Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the situation of human rights in Haiti, hearing...

Ladies and gentlemen, The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the United Nations Human Rights Council conducted a country mission to Malaysia from the 7th of June 2010 until today, following an...

GENEVA (15 June 2010) – A group of UN human rights experts* today expressed their alarm and deep concern about ethnic tensions that have erupted into violence in the south of Kyrgyzstan, including the...