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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 >>
Yemen: Urgent Need to Address Dire Humanitarian Situation
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 11:12 am | OHCHR
Yemen: Urgent need to address dire humanitarian and human rights situation– UN human rights report. GENEVA – A report published Tuesday by a UN human rights assessment mission to Yemen calls for immediate action to protect civilians, respect the right ... More >>
First mission to Morocco by the UN Cultural Rights Expert
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 12:42 pm | OHCHR
First mission to Morocco by the UN Independent Expert on cultural rights. More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Note - Libya and Bahrain
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 12:34 pm | OHCHR
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva, Subjects: Libya and Bahrain More >>
First UN International Day of the Disappeared, 30 Aug 2011
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 11:37 am | OHCHR
Statement by the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or involuntary Disappearances to mark the first UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances - 30 August 2011 More >>
First visit to Moldova by UN Expert on Religious Freedom
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 10:58 am | OHCHR
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, will visit the Republic of Moldova from 1 to 8 September 2011, in what is the first mission to the country by a UN human rights expert on religious freedom. More >>
Myanmar: Serious human rights issues remain
Friday, 26 August 2011, 11:03 am | OHCHR
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, urged the Government to intensify its efforts to implement its own commitments and to fulfill its international human rights obligations. More >>
Human Trafficking: Thailand Must Show Clear Leadership
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 4:47 pm | OHCHR
Human trafficking: Thailand must show clear leadership against it in the region and beyond, urges UN expert More >>
Sudan:Crimes against humanity committed in Southern Kordofan
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 12:49 pm | OHCHR
A report released on Monday by the UN human rights office says that, if substantiated, violations of international criminal law and international humanitarian law which are alleged to have taken place in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State in June “could ... More >>
Vanuatu first PacificNation to join universal ban on torture
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 1:45 pm | OHCHR
Today, 11 August 2011, Vanuatu joins the 147 countries in the world that ban torture through the ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). Vanuatu is the first Pacific Island Nation ... More >>
Human rights situation in Iraq remains fragile – UN report
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 2:41 pm | OHCHR
A UN report into the human rights situation in Iraq over the course of 2010 has warned that armed violence and “silent” human rights violations continue to affect large sectors of the population. More >>
The world is watching Syria despite attempts to sever access
Friday, 5 August 2011, 12:18 pm | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday warned Syrian authorities that the world is bearing witness to the grave violence being perpetrated against the Syrian people, and urged them to stop the bloodshed. More >>
Palau, PNG, Samoa & Solomon Islands get human rights review
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 9:41 am | OHCHR
The international community has, thought the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council, identified a number of human rights issues faced by people in Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Solomon Islands. During last week, ... More >>
Action needed to protect persons during natural disasters
Monday, 9 May 2011, 10:45 am | OHCHR
Thousands of people have to flee their homes in the Pacific every year due to natural disasters. It is important to have comprehensive policies and legislation in place that ensures the rights of internally displaced persons are respected at all times, ... More >>
