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Mauritius: Detection of elder abuse needs to be a priority
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 10:36 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Detection and law enforcement against maltreatment and abuse of older persons – UN expert urges Mauritius More >>
Torture prevention body to make first visit to Guatemala
Friday, 8 May 2015, 9:41 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (7 May 2015) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to visit Guatemala for the first time since the country ratified a key treaty in 2008 on the prevention of torture and ill-treatment of people deprived of their liberty. More >>
Armenia: Sale and sexual exploitation of children
Friday, 8 May 2015, 1:27 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (7 May 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maud de Boer-Buquicchio will conduct an official visit to Armenia from 12 to 18 May 2015 to assess the situation of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography in the country. More >>
Briefing Notes: CAR investigations
Saturday, 2 May 2015, 10:42 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
In response to a question about the investigation of sexual abuse of children in the Central African Republic, the OHCHR spokesperson had the following reply: More >>
Briefing Notes: Burundi
Saturday, 2 May 2015, 10:41 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are deeply concerned about the series of measures taken this week by Burundian authorities to seriously curtail the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful expression and assembly. More >>
Briefing Notes: Maldives
Saturday, 2 May 2015, 10:40 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
A delegation from the UN Human Rights Office, headed by Mona Rishmawi, the head of the rule of law, equality and non-discrimination branch, visited the Maldives from 20 to 23 April to examine the broader issues related to the criminal case against ... More >>
Un expert launches first official visit to Greece
Saturday, 2 May 2015, 10:29 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (1st May 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere will visit Greece from 4 to 8 May 2015 to evaluate the situation of racism and discrimination in the country. More >>
"Callous” EU politics on migrants costing lives – Zeid
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 3:07 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (20 April 2015) - In the wake of the loss of 700 or more lives after a boat carrying migrants capsized at the weekend, the UN Human Rights Chief on Monday urged European Union governments to take a “more sophisticated, more courageous and less ... More >>
Statement on Protection in the Mediterranean
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 2:24 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Joint Statement on Protection in the Mediterranean in Light of the EU Council’s Decision of 23 April 2015 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Special Representative ... More >>
Afghanistan: Reforms needed to ensure justice for women
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 5:24 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
KABUL/GENEVA, 19 APRIL 2015 – Access to justice for women victims of violence in Afghanistan needs to be strengthened, a new UN report has urged. The report states that while there is a legal framework in place for such cases, there remain many ... More >>
Suicide Attack in Jalalabad Condemned
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 5:22 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
NEW YORK/KABUL/GENEVA (18April 2015) – “I strongly condemn the brutal suicide attack that coincided with my visit to Jalalabad today,” said United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović during his visit to Afghanistan. ... More >>
Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Saturday, 18 April 2015, 10:38 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities publishes findings on Germany, Croatia, Czech Republic, Turkmenistan, Dominican Republic,Mongolia and Cook Islands More >>
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein during his mission to Burundi
Friday, 17 April 2015, 8:10 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein at a press conference during his mission to Burundi More >>
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Friday, 17 April 2015, 8:05 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to review France, Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sudan, Germany, Denmark More >>
Council of Europe mixed messages on homelessness
Friday, 17 April 2015, 2:46 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (16 April 2015) - The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe let politics trump respect for human rights when it issued two convoluted resolutions relating to the plight of homeless persons with irregular migration status in the ... More >>
Latest migrant tragedy highlights shared responsibility
Friday, 17 April 2015, 2:45 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The latest loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea highlights the absolute need for European Union member states, as well as other states that are major destinations for migrants, to adopt a new approach to migration that places ... More >>
Human rights must always be protected, UN experts
Friday, 17 April 2015, 11:17 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (16 April 2015) – Human rights and freedoms should not be sacrificed for political convenience in the fight against terrorism, two United Nations human rights experts have said today. More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Note - (1) Yemen, (2) Mali
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 4:26 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Subjects: (1) Yemen (2) Mali More >>
Blackwater Sentencing
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 5:23 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“Justice is served in this case but must be assured globally,” the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries has said today, reiterating its call for global regulation of private military and security companies (PMSCs). “The outsourcing ... More >>
Senior UN Human Rights official to visit Afghanistan
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 5:16 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, will visit Afghanistan from 15 to 21 April to assess the human rights situation, and particularly the human rights impact of the handover of security responsibilities ... More >>
