GENEVA (21 September 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, warned Wednesday that indigenous communities’ right to self-determination in the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 21 September 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Belgium, Denmark and Palau. Francois Roux, Permanent...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 21 September 2011 Continues Interactive Dialogue on Situation of Human Rights in Belarus The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 21 September 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Somalia, the Seychelles and the Solomon Islands. Yusuf...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 21 September 2011 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of the the Republic of Korea on...

21 September 2011 GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, and the...

RABAT (16 September 2011) – The UN Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, urged the Moroccan Government on Friday to further promote cultural rights and diversity in the...

ASTANA (20 September 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, called on the Government of Kazakhstan to increase financial support to promote inclusive...