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Human Rights: The Next 20 Years
Friday, 6 December 2013, 10:29 am | UNHCHR
Opening remarks by Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Human Rights Day Event 2013 - Geneva, 5 December 2013 More >>
Political brinkmanship driving Bangladesh to the edge
Monday, 2 December 2013, 12:30 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (1 December 2013) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Sunday she was deeply worried by the rising levels of political violence in Bangladesh as the major parties fail to resolve their differences over the conduct ... More >>
Pillay Concerned About Health Of Palestinian Detainees
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 3:48 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (13 February 2013) - The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed Wednesday her concern following reports of the fast deteriorating health condition of three Palestinians detainees on hunger strike and currently held in ... More >>
Israel: UN Expert Calls For Immediate Release of Prisoners
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 3:45 pm | UNHCHR
Israel: UN Expert Calls For The Immediate Release Of Three Palestinian Detainees On Hunger Strike Held Without Charges More >>
UN expert on Somalia condemns journalist killing
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:24 am | UNHCHR
The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari condemned Friday the murder of another radio journalist in Mogadishu. More >>
UN experts outraged at beheading of Sri Lankan worker
Sunday, 13 January 2013, 11:31 am | UNHCHR
United Nations Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, torture and migrants expressed outrage today at the beheading on 9 January of Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan domestic worker charged with murder of a baby in her care in 2005 More >>
Let’s Fight Racism
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:40 am | UNHCHR
In Jackson, Mississippi last June, a group of white teenagers targets a 49-year old black man. First, they savagely beat him. Then they run over their victim with a pick-up truck and kill him. The reason for such brutality? According to the prosecutors ... More >>
Commission on Human Rights resolution 1997/63
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 2:00 pm | UNHCHR
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations and as elaborated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants ... More >>
"Meeting the Challenge of Human Rights"
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 1:53 pm | UNHCHR
Sounding the Century Lecture By Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights "Meeting the Challenge of Human Rights" London, 23 September 1999 More >>
