Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 18 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review on the United States and held a general debate on the...

GENEVA (17 March 2011) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday she was deeply alarmed by the escalation of violence by security forces in Bahrain, in particular the reported...

PARAMARIBO (17 March 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, called for further contact between the authorities and the indigenous and tribal...

Human Rights Council MORNING 17 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Bulgaria, Honduras and Lebanon. Dimiter Tzantchev, Deputy...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 17 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on the Marshal Islands, Croatia and Jamaica. Phillip Muller...

17 March 2011 Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguish delegates, To begin with, I would like to thank Ambassador Loulichki and Ambassador Wenaweser for inviting me to address this informal plenary...

Human Rights Council MORNING 16 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes on Liberia, Malawi and Mongolia. Christiana Tah, Minster of Justice and...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 16 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Panama, the Maldives and Andorra. Roxana Mendez, Minister...

Human Rights Council MORNING 15 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on situations that require the Council’s attention. During the general debate, speakers...