GENEVA (31 July 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday strongly condemned the 30 July shelling by Israeli military forces of a UN school in Gaza sheltering people...

GENEVA (28 July 2014) - A total breakdown of law and order and a reign of fear and terror have been inflicted by armed groups on the population of eastern Ukraine, according to a new report issued...

28 July 2014 The trade in and exploitation of human beings through trafficking is one of the gravest violations of human dignity that exist. The purposes of trafficking in persons range from forced...

23 July 2014 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, The situation in the occupied Gaza Strip is critical for the civilians living there and requires your...

23 May 2014 Madam Chairperson, Distinguished panellists and participants, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to this workshop on behalf of the Office of the High Commissioner for...

Excellencies, friends, colleagues, We are about to watch a film about a time when the people of the world united in favour of equality, dignity, forgiveness and joy. Thousands of kilometres away from...

BAGHDAD/GENEVA (18 July 2014) – A UN report released Friday documents a litany of serious human rights violations committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and associated armed...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date : 18 July 2014 Subject: 1) Iraq and 2) Cambodia 1) Iraq A UN report released today documents a...

Geneva, 17 July 2014 Palais des Nations, Room XII Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, The trade in and exploitation of human beings through trafficking is one of the gravest and most comprehensive...