GENEVA (3 June 2015) – The UN’s torture prevention body has urged the Philippines to deal urgently with prison overcrowding and improve independent monitoring of places of detention as part of efforts...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location : Geneva Date: 3 June 2015 Subjects : Venezuela detentions We are very concerned about the conditions of detention...

3 June 2015 Excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, It is a privilege and a great honor for me to participate in this 5th session of the Istanbul Process. Actually, the aspiration of this...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 3 June 2015 We are appalled at the two-year prison sentence handed down to U Htin Lin Oo on charges...

3 June 2015 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Venezuela on the implementation of the provisions of the...

3 June 2015 The Committee on the Rights of the Child met this morning with representatives of States to discuss new working methods, ratification of the third Optional Protocol and its concluding...