16 March 2012 NEW YORK – The human rights record of Cape Verde will on Wednesday, 21 March face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in a meeting that will be webcast live on the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 16 March 2012 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review on Lithuania, Uganda and Timor-Leste. Arturas Gailiunas, Chargé d...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 16 March 2012 Council Concludes First Four-Year Universal Periodic Review Cycle The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting today adopted the outcome of the Universal...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 16 March 2012 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review, in which speakers agreed that the focus now was on the...

16 March 2012 GENEVA – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday called for full respect for fundamental human rights and the rule of law as the people of Guinea Bissau...

Geneva, 15 March 2012 – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomes the ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 14 March 2012, finding Thomas Lubanga guilty for the war crime of...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 15 March 2012 The Human Rights Council at its midday meeting today adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Ireland, Togo and Syria. Gerard Corr, Permanent...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 15 March 2012 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Venezuela, Iceland and Zimbabwe. Temir Porras Poneleon...

Thank you all very much for attending this press conference. It has been a great pleasure to visit Guatemala at this critical period in its history. Some important strides have been made in the fight...

MEXICO CITY / GENEVA (14 March 2012) – “Enforced disappearances in Mexico have happened in the past and continue to happen today,” the UN Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances warned...