Statement by Kate Gilmore, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the ISFIT student festival in Norway 9 February 2017 I am delighted to be in Trondheim for this opening of ISFiT the...

GENEVA (10 February 2017) – Extremely worrying reports suggest that civilians and civilian objects have been targeted, in violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 10 February 2017 Subject: (1) Yemen (2) Iran (1) Yemen Extremely worrying reports have emerged about...

GENEVA (10 February 2017) – A United Nations expert has called on the Government of Cameroon to restore internet services to predominantly English-speaking parts of the country which have been cut off...

GENEVA (10 February 2017) – The Director-General of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for...

GENEVA / CANBERRA (9 February 2017) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Dubravka Šimonović will visit Australia from 13 to 27 February to assess the overall situation of violence against women, and...

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 9 February 2017 BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee to Consider Situation in Ukraine, Ireland, Jordan, El Salvador, Germany, Sri Lanka, Rwanda and...