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Palau, Samoa and Solomon Islands Give Commitments to UNHRC
Monday, 3 October 2011, 10:58 am | OHCHR
Palau, Samoa and Solomon Islands made significant commitments to make progress on human rights before the UN Human Rights Council last week. The three countries committed to establish national human rights commissions, take steps to combat violence against ... More >>
UN Highlights Pacific Housing Rights on World Habitat Day
Monday, 3 October 2011, 10:50 am | OHCHR
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 3 October 2011. The idea behind the day is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic ... More >>
UN urges Cambodian authorities to stop current draft NGO law
Friday, 30 September 2011, 10:57 am | OHCHR
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, urged the Cambodian authorities to carefully review the current draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations, expressing concern ... More >>
Right to seek asylum is enshrined in international law
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 5:37 pm | OHCHR
Australia is in the grip of a fierce debate over how to treat migrants and asylum seekers who have come to the country fleeing war, famine, human rights abuses and extreme poverty. Having had its “Malaysia solution” swap deal ruled out by the ... More >>
Kenya: UN Rights Expert Strategy for Internal Displacement
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:32 am | OHCHR
NAIROBI – United Nations Special Rapporteur Chaloka Beyani urged the Kenyan authorities to adopt a comprehensive four-pronged strategy to address the key challenges still faced by internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country on Tuesday. Kenya has ... More >>
Demolitions and Attacks Against Palestinians Must Stop
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:26 am | OHCHR
GENEVA – Three United Nations independent experts* called for an immediate end to the demolitions of Palestinian-owned houses and other structures in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which have seen a dramatic increase since the beginning ... More >>
UN Human Rights Pacific Office congratulates Palau
Friday, 23 September 2011, 7:34 pm | OHCHR
MEDIA RELEASE 23 September 2011 United Nations Human Rights Pacific Office congratulates Palau’s human rights progress FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for the Pacific congratulates ... More >>
Regional Representative Highlights Human Rights in Pacific
Friday, 23 September 2011, 12:17 pm | OHCHR
“International Day of Peace is a timely moment to highlight the importance of human rights in the Pacific, and to focus on the challenges facing the region,” said Matilda Bogner, Regional Representative for the Pacific of the Office of the High ... More >>
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Friday, 23 September 2011, 11:08 am | OHCHR
The impacts of extractive industries on indigenous peoples are a subject of special concern to me in my work as Special Rapporteur. In several country-specific and special reports, and in my review of particular cases, I have examined various situations ... More >>
Extraction of Resources Cause of Abuse of Indigenous Rights
Friday, 23 September 2011, 10:47 am | OHCHR
GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, warned Wednesday that indigenous communities’ right to self-determination in the political, social and economic spheres is being threatened by the current ... More >>
Pillay:Yemen situation “dangerous,” parties must halt abuses
Friday, 23 September 2011, 10:23 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the Government and opposition groups in Yemen to embark upon a genuine and comprehensive dialogue to prevent further violence in the country, in the afte rmath of days of escalating ... More >>
UN rights expert calls for recognition of Palestine
Friday, 23 September 2011, 10:21 am | OHCHR
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, called on every United Nations Member State to recognize the reality of Palestinian statehood, and urged Israel to listen to the ... More >>
UN experts call on US Government: stop Troy Davis execution
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 10:27 am | OHCHR
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns; the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, and the Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan Méndez, called on the Government of the ... More >>
Kazakhstan: Investing in inclusive education for democracy
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 11:13 am | OHCHR
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, called on the Government of Kazakhstan to increase financial support to promote inclusive education. “Investing more in this strategic sector is not only an obligation, ... More >>
Kazakhstan: “Inclusive education crucial for democracy
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 10:51 am | OHCHR
ASTANA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, called on the Government of Kazakhstan to increase financial support to promote inclusive education. “Investing more in this strategic sector is not only an obligation, ... More >>
“A free media is essential for any society”
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 5:05 pm | OHCHR
The failure to impose a credible punishment on a Minister of the Vanuatu government for leading an assault on a newspaper editor and the alleged attempts by another Minister to interfere in the broadcasting and publication of information on his conduct ... More >>
UN Food Expert: “Chance to crack down on bad diets
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 9:48 am | OHCHR
Media Release from OHCHR Headquarters, GENEVA – “Our food systems create sick people: failure to act decisively on this issue kills almost 3 million adults each year, and it is one reason why public health expenditures increased by 50 per cent ... More >>
Medical waste, bad for your health and bad for your rights
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 3:20 pm | OHCHR
A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxic waste, Calin Georgescu, says the international community has to date paid little attention to the growing problem of medical waste around the world, despite the threat it poses ... More >>
Gaza Bloackade:UN independent experts on the “Palmer Report”
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 11:09 am | OHCHR
Commenting on the report of the Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident of 31 May (Palmer Report), released this month, a group of United Nations independent experts criticized its conclusion that Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip is legal. More >>
Yemen: Urgent need to address dire human rights situation
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 12:02 pm | OHCHR
A report published Tuesday by a UN human rights assessment mission to Yemen calls for immediate action to protect civilians, respect the right to peaceful demonstration and to address the “deteriorating humanitarian situation” in the country. More >>
