GENEVA (22 March 2011) - United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will visit Paraguay from 23-30 March 2011 to identify any existing or emerging obstacles to the enjoyment of the freedom of...

GENEVA (10 March 2011) – From freedom from coercion, to State religion; from the right to manifest one's religion or belief, to religious intolerance and extremism: on the 25th anniversary of the...

2 March 2011 GENEVA: “We express our outrage and condemn in the strongest terms the ambush and killing of Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti”, stated four United Nations human rights experts* today. Mr. Bhatti, the...

GENEVA (17 September 2010) – “The Heads of State gathering in New York next week should bear in mind that, if they really want to eliminate poverty, they must be guided by human rights,” said 26...

28 May 2010 GENEVA -- Three UN human rights experts* stated that they were “appalled by and strongly condemn today’s targeted killings of at least 70 members of the Ahmadiyyah community in Pakistan.”...

The following statement has been issued by a group of UN human rights experts to mark World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 21 May 2010 GENEVA 20 May 2010 – “Cultural...

Statement on the Occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March) GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, together with the other UN independent experts...

GENEVA (30 November 2009) -- The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ms. Asma Jahangir, regrets the outcome of the vote on the initiative to prohibit the construction of minarets in...

VIENTIANE (30 November 2009) – At the end of her mission to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ms. Asma Jahangir concluded that “freedom of religion or belief, like any other human right, can only...

23 November 2009 GENEVA - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ms. Asma Jahangir, will visit the Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 23 to 30 November 2009, at the...