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Maldives: Remarks By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Monday, 28 November 2011, 12:50 pm | OHCHR
Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her mission to the Maldives More >>
PNG: UN Human Rights Welcomes Reserved Seats for Women
Monday, 28 November 2011, 10:05 am | OHCHR
The introduction of historic new laws that aim to give women a greater say in the Papua New Guinea Parliament was today welcomed by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for the Pacific. Changes ... More >>
Jordan: UN Expert Call To Eradicate Violence Against Women
Friday, 25 November 2011, 1:53 pm | OHCHR
United Nations Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo urged the Government of Jordan to adopt new measures to further promote equality and non-discrimination for women in the country on all fronts, as an essential step to eradicating violence against women. More >>
Belarus: “New legislative amendments unduly restrict" Rights
Friday, 25 November 2011, 1:37 pm | OHCHR
Three United Nations independent experts warned that the new legislative amendments recently adopted by the National Assembly of Belarus may severely and arbitrarily restrict the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, association and expression, ... More >>
Opening Remarks By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Friday, 25 November 2011, 1:34 pm | OHCHR
This is the first-ever visit to the Maldives by a High Commissioner for Human Rights. It has been a great pleasure to come here, meet with a wide range of people and savour the country’s legendary hospitality, as well as the significant advances it has ... More >>
Egypt: Pillay Deplores Military And Security Forces Killing
Friday, 25 November 2011, 1:25 pm | OHCHR
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday deplored the role of Egypt’s military and security forces in attempting to suppress demonstrations over the past five days and in particular for the reported killing of some 30 protestors ... More >>
Pillay Hails Libya Arrests, Urges Humane Treatment And Fair
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 10:23 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (21 November 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday welcomed the capture in Libya of Saif Al Islam Gaddafi and former chief of intelligence Abdullah Al Senussi, both of whom have been subject to International ... More >>
Egypt: UN Experts Alarmed At Violence And Rights Clampdown
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 1:47 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (21 November 2011) – A group of United Nations independent experts today expressed alarm at the degree of violence and deterioration of the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association which have led to loss of life in Egypt, ahead of parliamentary ... More >>
16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence in the Pacific
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 1:34 pm | OHCHR
In order to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence (25 November - 10 December), women's organisations, human rights groups and various actors around the world are ... More >>
Cambodia: Pillay Welcomes Start Of Second Khmer Rouge Trial
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 11:04 am | OHCHR
GENEVA – (21 November 2011) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay on Monday welcomed the opening of a landmark trial of three top Khmer Rouge leaders in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), on charges ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief To Visit Maldives And Bali 22-28 Nov
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 11:01 am | OHCHR
GENEVA (20 November 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday starts a week-long visit to Asia, beginning in the Maldives where she will address both regional and national issues before proceeding to Bali, Indonesia ... More >>
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: UN Fact-Finding
Friday, 18 November 2011, 12:50 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (17 November 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Marzuki Darusman, will carry out an official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from 21-25 November ... More >>
Food Security Hostage To Trade In WTO Negotiations - UN
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 12:42 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (16 November 2011) – “The world is in the midst of a food crisis which requires a rapid policy response. But the World Trade Organisation agenda has failed to adapt, and developing countries are rightly concerned that their hands will be ... More >>
UN Expert Panel to Fight Arbitrary Deprivation of Freedom
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 11:18 am | OHCHR
PARIS – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday highlighted the practice of arbitrary detention, which it emphasized takes place in all countries, affecting thousands of people each year. More >>
UN Expert On Trafficking In Persons in Australia
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 11:11 am | OHCHR
GENEVA / CANBERRA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will conduct an official visit to Australia from 17 to 30 November, to examine the situation of trafficked individuals ... More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Note - Syria and DR Congo
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:14 pm | OHCHR
The brutal Government crackdown on dissent in Syria has so far claimed the lives of more than 3,500 Syrians. More >>
Myanmar: UN Human Rights Expert Concerns
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:38 am | OHCHR
GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, on Tuesday expressed concern about the situation of prisoners of conscience on hunger strike, and also about the health of Buddhist monk U Gambira, who needs ... More >>
Media Freedom Key Topic Of Regional Meeting
Friday, 4 November 2011, 5:11 pm | OHCHR
3 November 2011 The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for the Pacific welcomes the strong support for press freedom expressed at Pacific Media Rising: Shaping New Futures for Media, Voice and ... More >>
UN human rights chief welcomes seven billionth rights holder
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 5:08 pm | OHCHR
The following statement was made on 31 October 2011 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to mark the birth of the 7 billionth person in the world: "Today we welcome the seven billionth person born into the promise of the Universal ... More >>
UN Highlights Regional Human Rights Progress
Friday, 28 October 2011, 12:34 pm | OHCHR
To celebrate United Nations (UN) Day (24 October) UN organisations throughout the Pacific are highlighting their main aims and achievements. Throughout the week UN organisations, together with government and other partners, are also discussing plans ... More >>
