Human Rights Council MORNING/MIDDAY 29 June 2015 Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories The Human Rights Council today held an interactive...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 29 June 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, as well as an interactive dialogue with the...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Cécile Pouilly Location : Geneva Date : 29 June 2015 Subject : Mexico “A year after the killing of 22 people during an operation by...

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to this launch event of OHCHR’s Information Series on sexual and reproductive health and rights. I am particularly pleased to...

The present report describes the context surrounding gender equality and the human rights of women in Peru and analyses related achievements and challenges. It examines the lega l, institutional and policy framework for promoting equality and the participation and empowerment of women in economic, social, political and public life, with particular attention to women in situations of vulnerability.

GENEVA / BEIJING (26 June 2015) – The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, will visit China from 29 June to 6 July 2015 to assess how its international lending...

GENEVA (26 June 2015) – A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will visit Tunisia from 1 to 8 July 2015 to gather information on the activities of foreign fighters...

Chairs of the 10 UN Treaty Bodies use annual meeting in Costa Rica to endorse key protection and prevention guidelines GENEVA/SAN JOSÉ (26 June 2015) – The heads of the 10 UN human rights expert...

BANGUI / GENEVA (26 June 2015) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, called on the international community...