Spokespeople for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 28 October 2016 Subject: (1) Iraq, (2) Turkey and (3) Kenya (1) Iraq Credible reports suggest that...

GENEVA (28 October 2016) – Credible reports suggest that ISIL has been forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes in sub-districts around Mosul and has been forcibly relocating civilians...

NEW YORK (28 October 2016) – Many people are suffering violations of freedom of religion or belief in ways going unnoticed by the international community, United Nations human rights expert Heiner...

Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic GENEVA (28 October 2016) – The Commission is horrified by the aerial assault reportedly launched by pro-Government forces in...

GENEVA (27 October 2016) – Switzerland’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 2 November. Switzerland has...

GENEVA (27 October 2016) – Argentina’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 1 November. Argentina has ratified...