GENEVA (4 October 2016) – “The lesson that somebody can be thrown in jail for their speech is exactly the wrong kind of message that any government should be sending to anybody, but especially to...

GENEVA (4 October 2016) – Colombia is due to be reviewed for the first time by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) which is meeting in Geneva from 3 to 14 October. The Committee, which...

Enhancing cooperation between regional and international mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights Geneva, 4 October 2016 Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council...

GENEVA (4 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, today called on the authorities in Yemen to put an end to the systematic harassment...

Arabic | French GENEVA (4 October 2016) – The human rights calamity unfolding in Aleppo demands bold new initiatives, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Tuesday,...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date : 4 October 2016 Subject: (1) Syria , (2) Yemen and (3) India / Pakistan (1) Syria The human rights...

4 October 2016, 10:00, Room XIX High Commissioner, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour for me address you this morning as we open the 2016 Workshop on Regional...