GENEVA / SANTIAGO DE CHILE (14 June 2011) – How to strengthen existing torture prevention and protection mechanisms in the region? Over 40 human rights experts, policy-makers and civil society actors...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 10 June 2011 Holds General Debate on Follow-Up and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council at its midday meeting today...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 10 June 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its annual discussion on women’s human rights with a panel discussion focusing on conflict-related...

Geneva , 10 June 2011 Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Panellists, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to open this fourth annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights and welcome...

Spanish version 9 June 2011 GENEVA – UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Thursday welcomed the enactment of Mexico’s Constitutional Reform on Human Rights, saying it paved the way for greater...

Human Rights Council MORNING 9 June 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Niger, Mozambique and Estonia. Abdoulaye Djibor, Minister of...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 9 June 2011 The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue on the report of the International Commission of Inquiry to investigate all...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 9 June 2011 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the fourth periodic report of Finland on how that country is implementing the provisions of the...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 9 June 2011 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review on Paraguay which was followed by a general debate on the...

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution S-15/1 of 25 February 2011, I present today my report...