GENEVA / COPENHAGEN (10 March 2016) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will carry out his first official visit to Denmark, from 14 to 22 March 2016, to assess the state of freedom...

GENEVA (9 March 2016) – Any attempt to fight intolerance, stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination and incite to violence based on religion or belief should make use of both the rights to freedom...

GENEVA (19 January 2016) – United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s release of four Iranian-Americans and called on Tehran to pave the way...

Human Rights Day – Thursday 10 December 2015 GENEVA (9 December 2015) – Speaking ahead of Human Rights Day 2015, the largest body of independent experts of the United Nations Human Rights system...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (23 October 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, on Thursday called on all Governments represented at the UN General...

NICOSIA / GENEVA (5 October 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, will join religious leaders, lawmakers and human rights defenders from...

Bengali version PRESS STATEMENT Dhaka, 9 September 2015 I. Introduction From 31 August to 9 September, I have undertaken a country visit to Bangladesh in my capacity as United Nations Special...

DHAKA/GENEVA (9 September 2015) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, said on Wednesday that “the Constitution of Bangladesh, which enshrines the principle...

GENEVA / DHAKA (27 August 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will carry out an official visit to Bangladesh, from 31 August to 9 September 2015, to assess the state of freedom...

(New York, 12 June 2015) The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect...