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UN body now able to hear individual children complaints
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 3:28 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (14 January 2014) – Children whose rights have been violated will soon be able to complain to a key UN Committee after a new legal instrument on the rights of the child was ratified by the required 10 countries. More >>
Myanmar - Presidential Pardon
Friday, 3 January 2014, 2:12 pm | OHCHR
We welcome the pardon granted yesterday by President Thein Sein to political prisoners convicted of or prosecuted for various offences under seven specific laws, including unlawful association, peaceful assembly, treason and sedition. This is an important ... More >>
UN experts condemn lethal drone airstrikes in Yemen
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:06 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (26 December 2013) – United Nations human rights experts today expressed serious concern about recent lethal drone airstrikes, allegedly conducted by US forces in the Republic of Yemen, that resulted in civilian casualties. More >>
Concerns raised over charged journalists based in Phuket
Friday, 27 December 2013, 10:31 am | OHCHR
We are seriously concerned that charges of criminal defamation have been brought against two journalists based in Phuket, Thailand, for an article on the reported involvement of Thai naval security forces in smuggling Rohingya asylum seekers. Criminal ... More >>
Somalia urged to implement human rights roadmap
Friday, 27 December 2013, 9:23 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (26 December 2013) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, today urged the Somali Federal Government to finalise and implement a human rights roadmap endorsed by the cabinet in August. More >>
UN experts raise concern in UK torture enquiry
Wednesday, 25 December 2013, 10:47 am | OHCHR
United Kingdom: UN experts on torture and counter-terrorism express concern over proposed official inquiry More >>
China’s women at the crossroads - UN experts
Wednesday, 25 December 2013, 10:27 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (24 December 2013) – The UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice found that China had made remarkable strides in improving women’s lives, but that there was insufficient implementation of relevant laws, ... More >>
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights gravely concerned
Wednesday, 25 December 2013, 9:32 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (24 December 2013) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the serious and growing human rights violations taking place daily in South Sudan during the past 10 days, calling on the leadership ... More >>
UN rights experts voice concern
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 11:38 am | OHCHR
Geneva (23 December 2013) – The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) has voiced grave concern after a court in Russia ordered a non-governmental organisation that had provided information to the Committee to register as a “foreign agent”. More >>
UN rights experts urge all sides to step back
Friday, 20 December 2013, 10:16 am | OHCHR
Central African Republic: UN rights experts urge all sides to step back from the brink of all-out conflict More >>
South Sudan: Pillay warns against deteriorating security
Friday, 20 December 2013, 9:19 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (19 December 2013): The High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned Thursday against the rapidly deteriorating security situation in South Sudan and the consequences for the civilian population. More >>
High-profile execution in North Korea is just one among many
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 9:12 am | OHCHR
“High-profile execution in North Korea is just one among many other cases,” UN experts warn More >>
NGO Bill threatens to hinder civil society work
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 8:58 am | OHCHR
NGO Bill threatens to hinder civil society’s work in South Sudan, UN rights experts warn More >>
Lao PDR urged to Increase Investigation Efforts
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 8:36 am | OHCHR
A year on, the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone continues with impunity in Lao PDR More >>
OHCHR disappointed with Indian Supreme Court ruling
Friday, 13 December 2013, 9:19 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (12 December 2013) – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday expressed her disappointment at the re-criminalization of consensual same-sex relationships in India following a judgment by the Indian Supreme Court ... More >>
Expediting effort needed for DRC Human Rights accountability
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 1:15 pm | OHCHR
DR Congo: Fight against impunity for election-related violations needs to be strengthened – UN report More >>
Afghanistan: UN Report finds mixed results in EVAW Law
Monday, 9 December 2013, 9:29 am | OHCHR
Afghanistan: UN Report finds mixed results in implementation of the Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women this past year KABUL/GENEVA (8 December 2013) – Afghan authorities registered more reports of violence against women under the Law on the ... More >>
A 20-20 Human Rights Vision
Monday, 9 December 2013, 9:07 am | OHCHR
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2013 More >>
UN Special Rapporteur first official visit to Brazil
Friday, 6 December 2013, 8:55 am | OHCHR
GENEVA / BRASILIA (3 December 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque will visit Brazil from 9 to 19 December 2013 to assess the country’s developments and remaining challenges toward the realization of the human rights ... More >>
Malaysia: Right to food challenges in fast-emerging economy
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 11:11 am | OHCHR
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, will carry out a visit to Malaysia from 9 to 18 December 2013, to assess the realization of the right to food in the country. More >>
