GENEVA (9 March 2016) - The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Burkina Faso on how that country implements the provisions of the...

GENEVE (9 March 2016) - The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Namibia its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on...

Dushanbe (9 March 2015) - At the invitation of the Government, I spent the past week in Tajikistan to explore key components of the freedom of expression under international human rights law, that is...

AFTERNOON GENEVA (9 March 2016) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive clustered dialogue on the joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful...

9 March 2016 Mr. President, Distinguished Representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great honour that I address this Council, for the very first time, in my capacity as United Nations Special...

GENEVA (8 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, expressed his deep alarm over the Turkish Government’s seizure of the Feza Media Group, including...

BUJUMBURA/GENEVA (8 March 2016) – After eight days of meetings, interviews, and exchanges with a wide range of actors, the United Nations Independent Investigation on Burundi (UNIIB), created by the...

GENEVA (8 March 2016) - The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Tunisia on how that country implements the provisions of the International...

GENEVA (8 March 2016) - The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of South Africa on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on...

8 March 2016 Excellencies Colleagues and friends, Denis Mukwege is a hero, and I am delighted that this event gives me the opportunity to discuss his remarkable and inspiring work on International...