End of mission statement Preliminary observations and recommendations I would like to begin this briefing expressing my gratitude to the Government of the Russian Federation for the invitation to...

Ms Leilani Farha Santiago de Chile, 28 April 2017 I would like to thank the Government of Chile for its invitation and openness to sharing information and discussing a range of issues related to the...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Elizabeth Throssell Location: Geneva Date : 28 April 2017 Subject: (1) Arkansas executions, (2) Cambodia (1) Arkansas executions We are...

GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (28 April 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will officially visit the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, at the invitation of the Government...

GENEVA (28 April 2017) – Iran must abide by its obligations under international human rights law and stop carrying out death sentences passed on persons who committed offences when children, say a...

Committee against Torture 27 April 2017 The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed the consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Argentina on its implementation of...

GENEVA (28 April 2017) – Honduras must allow wider scope for legal abortions in new legislation due to be put to the country’s parliament, so that women and girls can enjoy their full human rights to...