KYIV/ GENEVA (29 August 2014) – Intense fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry by both sides, in densely populated areas of eastern Ukraine, has increased the loss of civilian life, with an...

GENEVA (27 August 2014) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic will visit Ukraine from 28 August to 3 September. During his visit, Simonovic will also introduce the fifth...

GENEVA (25 August 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the appalling, widespread and systematic deprivation of human rights in Iraq by ISIL (the self...

GENEVA (22 August 2014) – An updated analysis carried out by data specialists on behalf of the UN Human Rights Office has led to the compilation of a list of 191,369 cases of individuals reported...

Mr. President Distinguished members of the Council, Thank you for this opportunity to interact with the Security Council a few days before the end of my term. Conflict prevention is complex, but it...

19 August 2014 My dear friends and colleagues, On this day eleven years ago, members of the staff of our Office were deliberately targeted and murdered in an attack on the United Nations headquarters...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 19 August 2014 1) Thailand We are seriously concerned about the prosecution and harsh sentencing...

GENEVA (12 August 2014) – A UN human rights paper issued today details the “indescribable suffering” that detainees and prisoners at Aleppo Central Prison endured prior to and during a year-long siege...