TBILISI (24 June 2011) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention* urged the Government of Georgia to address problems such as the excessive use of detention in court cases, the use of...

GENEVA (23 June 2011) – The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture revealed today that a funding shortfall has forced them to reduce its support to many organizations providing...

GENEVA (23 June 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, expressed deep concern over the human rights situation confronting 1.7 million...

Mr. Vice Chancellor, students and staff of the University of Juba, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you very much for the kind invitation for me to come here and share with you my thoughts on the future of...

MEXICO CITY (21 June 2011) - "Although 7 out of 10 Mexican adults are overweight or obese, costing the country 0.5 per cent of its GDP, the agricultural and trade policies are still not aligned...

GENEVA (21 June 2011) – A United Nations expert committee on migrants’ rights welcomed the recent adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the International Convention on Domestic...

GENEVA (20 June 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Gulnara Shahinian, welcomes the adoption by the International...