25 October 2011 The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Libya called on Libyan authorities to ensure that the new State is built on a strong foundation of human rights and the rule of law. The UN...

Human Rights Council 21 October 2011 The Human Rights Council today briefly resumed its suspended eighteenth session to nominate Mutama Ruteere (Kenya) as the new Special Rapporteur on contemporary...

Mr. Chairperson, H.E. Minelik Alemu Getahun, Distinguished panellists, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to meet with all of you at this opening session of the 2011 Social Forum...