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Funding: Pillay urges donors to invest more in human rights
Monday, 4 February 2013, 11:49 am | OHCHR
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday launched an appeal for US$130.4 million in 2013, telling donors that the UN Human Rights Office could respond to more of the many requests for assistance she receives if additional resources ... More >>
Greece: UN concerned by detention conditions
Monday, 4 February 2013, 11:45 am | OHCHR
At the end of its 11-day visit to Greece, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention noted that the time has come for an improvement of conditions of detention and for the effective implementation of recent positive legislative developments, including ... More >>
Israeli Settlements Symbolise Acute Lack Of Justice
Friday, 1 February 2013, 8:12 am | OHCHR
GENEVA, 31 JANUARY 2013 – The International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory today published its findings on the implications Israeli settlements have upon the human rights of the Palestinian people. More >>
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Venezuela
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 12:11 pm | OHCHR
We are seriously concerned about a riot which took place on January 25 at the Uribana prison in Venezuela leaving 58 inmates dead and around 100 injured, in the context of an arms seizure. More >>
Right to safe drinking water and sanitation in Thailand
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 11:52 am | OHCHR
United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque will visit Thailand from 1 to 8 February 2013 to assess the country’s developments and remaining challenges toward the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation. More >>
Egypt: Pillay urges dialogue & end to use of excessive force
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 11:42 am | OHCHR
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed alarm on Tuesday at the spreading violence and increasing number of deaths in Egypt, and urged all parties to conduct a serious dialogue in order to halt the exasperation and dangerous ... More >>
Spain must make the fight against racism a priority
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 11:30 am | OHCHR
United Nations Special Rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere today called on the Spanish authorities at national, regional, provincial and local levels to make a priority the fight against racial intolerance in the country. More >>
Statement to mark Holocaust Commemoration Day
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 12:25 pm | OHCHR
“Today is the day to remember that 70 years ago millions of Jewish men, women and children,Roma, Slavs, disabled people, homosexuals, Jehovah’s witnesses, communists and other political dissidents were assassinated because of who they were.” More >>
India: Pillay praises report on violence against women
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 12:19 pm | OHCHR
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights welcomed the report of the Verma Committee as a basis for action against violence against women in India, and urged the Government to follow through on its vision and recommendations. More >>
UN urges Iran Government to halt execution of 5 activists
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 12:02 pm | OHCHR
A group of UN independent experts on Iran today urged the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of five Ahwazi activists, who are at imminent risk after their death sentences were recently upheld by the Supreme Court. More >>
UK / Peaceful Assembly And Association
Friday, 25 January 2013, 12:41 pm | OHCHR
UK / Peaceful Assembly And Association: “No Matter How Old A Democracy, There Is Always Space For Improvements” More >>
Conviction Of Thai Editor Undermines Freedom Of Expression
Friday, 25 January 2013, 12:36 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (23 January 2013) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed Wednesday her deep concern about the verdict and extremely harsh sentencing of the editor and prominent activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, adding that this represents ... More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Note - Mali, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Iran
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:30 am | OHCHR
The crisis in Mali has led to various human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, rape and torture. More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Notes
Sunday, 13 January 2013, 12:05 pm | OHCHR
We express our deep dismay at the execution of a young Sri Lankan woman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Rizana Nafeek, who arrived in Saudi Arabia to work as a housemaid in 2005, was charged with the murder of her employers' baby a week after her arrival. More >>
Canada: UN calls for dialogue with Aboriginal Leaders
Thursday, 10 January 2013, 11:36 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (8 January 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, urged the Government of Canada and Aboriginal leaders to undertake meaningful dialogue in light of First Nations protests and a month-long ... More >>
Briefing Notes: 1) Bahrain 2) Qatar
Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 12:38 pm | OHCHR
We regret that Bahrain’s highest court on Monday upheld the convictions of 13 activists for their role in pro-democracy demonstrations, after two years of trials and despite the conclusions of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and the appeals ... More >>
Data Analysis Suggests Over 60,000 People Killed In Syria Co
Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 4:30 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (2 January 2013) – An exhaustive analysis carried out by data specialists on behalf of the UN Human Rights Office has led to the compilation of a list of 59,648 individuals reported killed in Syria between 15 March 2011 and 30 November 2012, ... More >>
Syria Commission of Inquiry releases new update
Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:36 am | OHCHR
The independent international Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Thursday released its latest periodic update, covering the period 28 September to 16 December 2012. The new 10-page update – the latest in a series of reports and updates produced ... More >>
Civil society participation in Internet debate is key
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 12:49 pm | OHCHR
“Civil society participation is essential to ensure legitimacy of global discussions on the future of internet. The only consensus reached so far on this matter, is that the future of the internet has to be determined in a multi-stakeholder dialogue, ... More >>
Madagascar: Poverty increasing contemporary forms of slavery
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 12:22 pm | OHCHR
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shahinian, today called on the Government of Madagascar to take urgent measures to fight poverty in the country. Combatting poverty is at the heart of combating slavery in Madagascar. More >>
