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UN:Draft Guiding Principles To Challenge Arbitrary Detention
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 3:15 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN Expert Panel to Draft Guiding Principles For Anyone to Challenge the Legality of Arbitrary Detention More >>
Solitary confinement can amount to torture
Saturday, 24 August 2013, 12:41 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Méndez, today urged the United States Government to abolish the use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement. There are approximately 80,000 prisoners in the United States of America who are ... More >>
Myanmar Moving Forward, But Must Stem Religious Hatred
Friday, 23 August 2013, 6:32 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“Myanmar Is Moving Forward In Many Areas, But Must Stem the Spread of Incitement of Religious Hatred,” Says UN Expert More >>
Syrian Chemical Weapons Allegations “Exceptionally Grave"
Friday, 23 August 2013, 6:23 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (22 August 2013) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay strongly condemned Thursday the reported killing of hundreds of civilians – including many women and children -- in the Damascus suburbs on Wednesday, and said the allegations ... More >>
Deputy High Commissioner For Human Rights to Visit DR Congo
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 4:48 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Geneva/Kinshasa, 19 August 2013 – The United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Flavia Pansieri, will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 22 to 28 August 2013. More >>
Egypt: an escalating and deeply worrying human rights crisis
Saturday, 17 August 2013, 12:56 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Egypt: “an escalating and deeply worrying human rights crisis” – UN experts urge restraint and dialogue More >>
Talks Can Save Egypt from Further Disastrous Violence
Friday, 16 August 2013, 3:51 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (15 August 2013) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has appealed to all sides in Egypt to step back from the brink of disaster after a day of bloody violence left hundreds dead or injured. More >>
UN Commissioner Pillay Urges Hamas to Halt Gaza Executions
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 3:33 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 August 2013) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has urged the Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip not to carry out planned executions. More >>
Israel Must Stop Harassing, Intimidating & Abusing Issa Amro
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 3:35 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (August 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts* expressed deep concern at the alleged ongoing judicial harassment, intimidation and abusive treatment directed against Issa Amro, a prominent Palestinian human rights ... More >>
UN High Commisioner Dismayed By Resumption of Death Penalty
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 1:08 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are dismayed by the resumption of the death penalty by Viet Nam, with the execution of a 27-year-old man by lethal injection in Hanoi on August 6. Some 18 months after the last execution is reported to have taken place, this resumption represents a ... More >>
Uganda: “Public assembly must be protected, not attacked”
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 1:01 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (9 August 2013) – Three United Nations independent human rights experts today expressed serious concern at the passing of the Public Order Management Bill in Uganda, which prohibits protests of more than three people without prior police ... More >>
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Pouilly: Bahrain
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:23 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are concerned about the recommendations made by the National Assembly’s extraordinary session which was recently held to discuss toughening punishments under the 2006 Law on the Protection of Society from Acts of Terrorism. These recommendations include ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Pouilly: Thailand
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:19 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are concerned that the amnesty bill being discussed this week in Parliament, if adopted, could pardon people involved in serious human rights abuses during the political violence in April and May 2010. More >>
UN expert urges Government to release Ales Bialiatski
Saturday, 3 August 2013, 3:09 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Belarus: UN expert urges Government to release Ales Bialiatski and stop persecution of rights defenders More >>
Human Rights Expert: Don't Forget Central African Republic
Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:32 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
BANGUI/GENEVA/NEW YORK (1 August 2013) - United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović warned Thursday that state institutions throughout the Central Africa Republic remain “close to collapse” and urged the international ... More >>
UN Rights Expert Hails Cambodia’s General Elections
Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:10 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN Rights Expert Hails Cambodia’s General Elections and Calls For Calm and Political Reconciliation More >>
Confrontational Approach In Egypt Is Leading to Disaster
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 3:25 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (28 July 2013) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Sunday added her voice to the widespread condemnation of two days of violence in Egypt that led to the killing of more than 80 people, and the wounding of hundreds ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Expert Welcomes Latest Release of Prisoners
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 3:24 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Myanmar: UN Expert Welcomes Latest Release of Prisoners of Conscience, But Raises Alarm Over Ongoing Arrests More >>
UN Launches Global Campaign For LGBT Equality
Saturday, 27 July 2013, 1:19 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
CAPE TOWN, July 26, 2013 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday launched Free & Equal , an unprecedented global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. More >>
Debate on private military groups by the UN
Saturday, 27 July 2013, 1:10 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
NEW YORK (26 July 2013) – The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will discuss the use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in UN peace and humanitarian operations in the field. More >>
