Monday 8 December 2014 Mister President, Monsieur le Ministre Tapoyo, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me thank all the members of the Human Rights Council for electing me as the...

GENEVA / STOCKHOLM (8 December 2014) – Afro-Swedes and Africans are subjected to racist acts and hate speech in Sweden despite efforts from the Government to combat such acts, the United Nations...

Joachim Ruecker of Germany Appointed as President-elect Geneva, 8 December 2014 -- The Human Rights Council this morning elected its new bureau for 2015 at an organizational meeting appointing...

8 décembre 2014 Excellences Mesdames et Messieurs, C’est pour moi un réel privilège d’avoir assumé durant cette année la présidence du Conseil des droits de l’homme. Ce mandat est une reconnaissance...

Rome, 5 December 2014 Following an invitation by the Government, I conducted a visit to Italy from 2 to 6 December 2014. I met with Government officials responsible for border management...

GENEVA (5 December 2014) – A group of United Nations experts on minority issues, racism, people of African descent, the right to peaceful assembly, and on extrajudicial executions have expressed...

GENEVA (5 December 2014) – United Nations human rights expert Pablo de Greiff will visit Burundi from 8 to 16 December to assess the transitional justice efforts undertaken by the authorities thus far...

ROME (5 December 2014) – The increasing number of migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea in the last few months has resulted in a global humanitarian crisis which must have a...

Tunis, 5 December 2014 Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to be here with you today and share my preliminary observations and recommendations at the end of my 9-day official...

Stockholm, 5 December 2014 The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent thanks the Government of Sweden for its invitation to visit the country from 1 to 5 December 2014, and for its...