30 November 2016 I visited the DRC last week for five days, following the High Commissioner's visit in July. I listened carefully to many voices. I met with the Vice-Prime Minister, several cabinet...

GENEVA (29 November 2016) – Panama, Mongolia and Spain are among the countries that the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) plans to visit in 2017 to assess the treatment of people deprived of...

GENEVA (29 November 2016 ) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called on the Government of Burundi to take prompt and effective action to protect civilians...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date : 29 November 2016 Subject: (1) Myanmar, (2) Mosul & (3) Syria (1) Myanmar Since the attacks, on 9...

GENEVA (29 November 2016) - The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic report of Togo on its...

GENEVA (29 November 2016) - The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed follow-up to Articles 19 and 22 and to reprisals. Presenting the report on follow-up to Article 19, Committee Expert...

Joint hearing LIBE-FEMM 29 November 2016 Thank you inviting me to participate at this joint LIBE-FEMM mini hearing on the EU accession to the IC. This marks my first participation in my capacity as UN...

Room XXIV of PdN, 28 November Distinguished Members of the Working Group, High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be here today to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary...

GENEVA (28 November 2016) – Italy’s record on tackling racial discrimination will face scrutiny by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on 1 and 2 December. Italy is one of...