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Cyprus to be reviewed by UN Committee Against Torture
Saturday, 3 May 2014, 2:00 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (2 May 2014) - The UN Committee Against Torture is due to review Cyprus for the fourth time on 8 and 9 May in sessions that will be webcast live. More >>
Flavia Pansieri concludes her visit to Cambodia
Saturday, 3 May 2014, 1:58 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
I am about to conclude my first visit to Cambodia as the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. More >>
Mass imposition of death penalty in Egypt outrageous
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 3:28 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday strongly condemned the shocking imposition of the death penalty on 683 individuals in Egypt yesterday after mass trials that she said clearly breached international human rights law. More >>
Bahrain should stop persecution of Shi’a Muslims
Saturday, 26 April 2014, 2:45 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Bahrain should stop persecution of Shi’a Muslims and return its citizenship to their spiritual leader More >>
UN calls on Belarus for immediate death sentence moratorium
Saturday, 26 April 2014, 2:43 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (25 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, has urged the Belarusian authorities to impose an immediate moratorium on death sentences and to refrain from carrying ... More >>
Pillay condemns rampant use of torture in detention in Syria
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:18 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 April 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the rampant use of torture in detention facilities across Syria by Government forces and some armed opposition groups, as her office issued a paper containing ... More >>
Children can now lodge complaints with the UN
Monday, 14 April 2014, 11:47 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 April 2014) – United Nations child rights experts have hailed a new treaty that allows children to complain directly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child about alleged violations of their rights. More >>
UN expert urges States to cut military spending
Saturday, 12 April 2014, 12:07 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 April 2014) – On the occasion of the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, the United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, calls upon all Governments to ... More >>
Mission to the Republic of Moldova
Friday, 11 April 2014, 11:04 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Statement by the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Flavia Pansieri, at the end of her mission to the Republic of Moldova More >>
OHCHR Briefing Notes
Friday, 11 April 2014, 11:02 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are deeply concerned about the revised penal code in Brunei Darussalam, due to come into force later this month, which stipulates the death penalty for numerous offences. These include rape, adultery, sodomy, extramarital sexual relations for ... More >>
‘Redskins’ Team mascot hurtful reminder of past suffering
Friday, 11 April 2014, 10:59 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (11 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, today called on the owners of the Washington Redskins Football team, to consider “the hurtful reminder that the term ‘redskins’ represents ... More >>
UN Concerns Over Arbitrary Detention in New Zealand
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 11:11 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
AUCKLAND (7 April 2014) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention today expressed concern at specific areas of deprivation of liberty in New Zealand, and recommended several ways for improvement*. More >>
Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Sunday, 6 April 2014, 12:59 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Twenty years after the beginning of the genocide in Rwanda, the horror has not diminished. As a former judge for over eight years on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), I am still haunted by the testimony I heard from victims and witnesses, ... More >>
OHCHR Briefing Notes
Saturday, 5 April 2014, 1:44 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We have received more detailed information on the incident involving Chadian soldiers in Bangui on March 29, following an initial investigation carried out by a human rights team on the ground. More >>
End mandatory registration of religious communities urges UN
Saturday, 5 April 2014, 1:43 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
ASTANA (5 April 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt today called on the Government of Kazakhstan to end the mandatory registration of religious communities which has led to situations of legal insecurity affecting especially ... More >>
UN human rights expert to consult with minority communities
Saturday, 5 April 2014, 1:41 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (4 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák, will carry out her first official visit to Ukraine from 7 to 13 April 2014, to gather first-hand information from minority communities in the country. More >>
ICJ should assess legal status of Israeli occupation
Sunday, 23 March 2014, 3:50 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
ICJ should assess legal status of prolonged Israeli occupation of Palestine, says UN rights expert More >>
Fighting racism and hate speech in Europe and beyond
Saturday, 22 March 2014, 12:41 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN and Council of Europe experts join forces to fight racism and hate speech in Europe and beyond More >>
Ukraine – UN human rights monitors deployed
Saturday, 15 March 2014, 11:10 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
KIEV/GENEVA (14 March 2014) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović on Friday announced the immediate deployment of a UN human rights monitoring team throughout Ukraine to help establish the facts surrounding human rights violations, ... More >>
Burundi: Pillay denounces increasing restrictions
Saturday, 8 March 2014, 6:35 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA/BUJUMBURA (7 March 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed concern at the increasing restrictions on civil and political rights in Burundi, following a series of violent acts by the ruling party’s youth ... More >>
