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“Protect the victims, punish the traffickers,”
Saturday, 21 December 2013, 12:14 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
BELIZE CITY / GENEVA (20 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, called on the Government of Belize to adopt a comprehensive protection and assistance program for victims of trafficking, ... More >>
OHCHR BRIEFING NOTES - Central African Republic / Ukraine
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 9:56 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
1) Central African Republic Although the security situation in Bangui appears to have improved in recent days, we are alarmed at the increasing tensions among religious communities in the Central African Republic. More >>
UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 8:37 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, started today a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris, to gather information about the past and ... More >>
Pillay alarmed by rise in abductions in Syria
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 8:34 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (13 December 2013) – Syrians continue to fall victim to a callous indifference to human life and disregard for safety, exemplified by the increasing trend of abductions and enforced disappearances, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned ... More >>
Impunity breeds violence against journalists
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 8:33 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
NEW YORK (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, today warned the UN Security Council that impunity is behind growing acts of violence against journalists in the ... More >>
UN urges the Bahamas to fight people traffickicking
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 8:31 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN rights expert urges the Bahamas to adopt an effective national plan to fight trafficking in persons More >>
Winners of the United Nations Human Rights Prize for 2013 .
Saturday, 7 December 2013, 12:45 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
NEW YORK / GENEVA (6 December 2013) – The winners of the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2013 have been announced by the Selection Committee. More >>
Accountability for violence against women in Azerbaijan
Saturday, 7 December 2013, 12:39 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN rights expert calls for sweeping accountability for acts of violence against women in Azerbaijan More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: UN call for investigations
Saturday, 7 December 2013, 12:31 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Côte d’Ivoire: UN call for investigations into serious human rights abuses by traditional hunters More >>
Arbitrary Detention: UN expert group visit to Morocco
Saturday, 7 December 2013, 12:13 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (6 December 2013) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will undertake its first official visit to Morocco* to assess the situation of deprivation of liberty in the country. During the ten-day visit from 9 to 18 December 2013, the ... More >>
UN Human Rights Commission: Briefing Notes
Saturday, 7 December 2013, 12:04 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“Millions of people, including many who never met him, will feel deep personal sorrow at today’s news, since Nelson Mandela was perhaps the greatest moral leader of our time…. More >>
Nelson Mandela: Statement by Navi Pillay
Friday, 6 December 2013, 9:45 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (06 December 2013) – “Millions of people, including many who never met him, will feel deep personal sorrow at today’s news, since Nelson Mandela was perhaps the greatest moral leader of our time. More >>
Executions in South Sudan
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 9:32 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We have received reports indicating that South Sudan has carried out at least four executions since the beginning of this month. Two men convicted of murder were hanged in Juba on 12 November and two others in Wau on 18 November. More than 200 individuals ... More >>
Human Rights Day – 20 years of working for your rights
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 9:30 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (29 November 2013) – Human Rights Day this year marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Human Rights Office and will be celebrated with events around the world throughout the week, including a day of discussions on 5 December in Geneva on a ... More >>
Ffact-finding mission to Brazil on people of African descent
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 9:29 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
First fact-finding mission to Brazil by UN expert group on people of African descent More >>
UN Expert urges Argentina to audit its foreign debt
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 9:27 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
BUENOS AIRES (29 November 2013) - The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Cephas Lumina, today urged Argentina to audit its external debt in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Foreign Debt and Human Rights, which ... More >>
UN expert calls for freedom of expression in Viet Nam
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 9:25 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN expert on cultural rights calls for more space for people to express themselves in Viet Nam More >>
Violence against women is unacceptable
Saturday, 23 November 2013, 4:45 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women More >>
Japan: “Special Secrets Bill threatens transparency”
Saturday, 23 November 2013, 2:11 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (22 November 2013) – Two United Nations independent human rights experts today expressed serious concern about the draft Special Secrets Bill, which establishes grounds and procedures for the classification of information held by the Japanese ... More >>
Time to strengthen UN role to end impunity – UN experts
Saturday, 23 November 2013, 2:04 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (22 November 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts* today called on the UN to adopt a more central role in the fight against impunity, and urged Member States to give more support to and strengthen on-going ... More >>
