PHNOM PENH / BANGKOK / GENEVA (20 October 2016) – The time for the Government of Cambodia to blame the troubles of the last century for the situation today is surely over, United Nations Special...

NEW YORK/GENEVA (20 October 2016) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has published a number of recommendations on Mexico, after formally receiving the Mexican State’s...

French BANGUI / GENEVA (19 OCTOBER 2016) – The United Nations Working Group on mercenaries called on the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to urgently tackle the threat of mercenaries...

GENEVA (19 October 2016) - The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Jamaica on how it is implementing the provisions of the International...

GENEVA (19 October 2016) - The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on its implementation of the provisions of the...

GENEVA (19 October 2016) – The record of Canada on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 25 October. Canada has ratified the...

GENEVA (19 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today expressed deep concerns about the plight of...

19 october 2016 Distinguished Deputy Secretary-General, Distinguished President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Half a century ago, our forebears in this Assembly...

New York, 19 October 2016 Madam Chair, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, I am honoured to present the report of work accomplished by my Office between August 2015 and July 2016. This has been a...