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Brazil: championing football... but what about housing?
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:19 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA, 14 June 2013 - On the eve of 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, said today: “I acknowledge that mega sporting events can be an opportunity to enhance access ... More >>
Collective punishment in Gaza must end
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:17 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Collective punishment in Gaza must end: Israel’s blockade enters its 7th year – UN Special Rapporteur More >>
Education: a tool to prevent racism
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:15 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Mutuma Ruteere, emphasized the importance of education in the fight against racism, xenophobia and intolerance, while warning that the rise of extremist political ... More >>
Morocco: Visit by UN Rapporteur on human trafficking
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:13 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 June 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will visit Morocco* from 17 to 21 June 2013 to examine the phenomenon of trafficking and assess the responses taken ... More >>
UN Expert On Sudan To Conduct Third Khartoum Mission
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:17 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
The UN Independent Expert On the Situation of Human Rights In Sudan to Conduct His Third Mission to Khartoum More >>
UN: Fatal Shooting of Rohingya Women Product of Impunity
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 4:00 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (11 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, today said that the fatal shooting last week of three Rohingya women participating in a peaceful protest in Rakhine State ... More >>
Indonesia: Inclusiveness Needed to Realize Right to Housing
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 3:57 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
JAKARTA (11 June 2013) – Indonesia faces huge challenges in promoting and protecting the right to adequate housing, “such as rapid urbanisation, the concentration of population in high density informal settlements in urban areas and acute vulnerability ... More >>
UN Expert On Freedom of Expression to Visit Montenegro
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 3:47 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (11 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue will visit Montenegro from 11 to 17 June 2013, to assess the progress in the realization of the right to freedom of expression in the country. This will be the first visit ... More >>
West Africa: Dakar Summit Evaluates Right to Food Progress
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 1:37 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
DAKAR / GENEVA (10 June 2013) – More than 40 parliamentarians, government officials and representatives of civil society and national human rights institutions will come together in Dakar on 13-14 June 2013 to identify the best ways of putting the ... More >>
UN: “Concrete Measures Needed to Reduce Inequality"
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 1:33 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
A group of United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the recognition of the importance of equality in a key UN report on the post-2015 development agenda, but cautioned that good intentions are not enough and called upon world leaders to ... More >>
States Must Investigate & Prevent Violence Against Women
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 1:29 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (10 June 2013) – States need to be held accountable not only for investigating all acts of violence against women but also for failing to prevent such violence, an independent United Nations human rights expert has said. More >>
More clarity on Obama’s counter-terrorism policies urged
Saturday, 8 June 2013, 10:25 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
WASHINGTON DC (7 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, today concluded a week long visit to Washington DC in which he sought clarification on aspects of President Obama’s 23 May speech ... More >>
South Korea must widen the space for human rights defenders
Saturday, 8 June 2013, 10:24 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
SEOUL (7 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, called on the Government of the Republic of Korea “to bring certain laws and practices in full compliance with international ... More >>
UN Seeks Assurances That Russian NGOs Will Not Face Reprisal
Friday, 7 June 2013, 5:23 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Geneva (6 June, 2013) - United Nations human rights experts have voiced grave concern that two Russian non-governmental organizations that gave evidence to the UN Committee against Torture have been charged by Russian prosecutors. More >>
Palestine: “There’s No Distorting the Facts On the Ground"
Friday, 7 June 2013, 3:08 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“In Occupied Palestine, There’s No Distorting the Facts On the Ground” – UN Special Rapporteur More >>
Georgia: Follow-up Visit By UN Human Rights Expert
Friday, 7 June 2013, 2:52 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (7 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur Chaloka Beyani will visit Georgia from 10 to 14 June 2013 to examine the overall situation of internally displaced persons in the country, and gather first-hand information from displaced ... More >>
UN Urges the World to Keep Eritrea Under Scrutiny
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 3:06 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN Rights Expert Urges the World to Keep Eritrea Under Scrutiny and Help People Fleeing the Country More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Note - 1) Turkey
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 2:57 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are concerned about reports of excessive use of force by law enforcement officers against protestors who initially gathered to express their dissatisfaction with the redevelopment of the historic Taksim square - an important venue for political protests ... More >>
State Communication Surveillance Undermines Freedom
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 2:54 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (4 June 2013) – “Freedom of expression cannot be ensured without respect to privacy in communications,” United Nations Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue said today, calling for more global attention to the widespread use of surveillance technologies ... More >>
El Salvador: Government Urged to Reconsider Abortion Law
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 2:17 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (4 June 2013) – A group of UN independent experts today urged the Government of El Salvador to reconsider the abortion legislation and current practice in the country. They also reiterated their call* on the authorities to ensure the protection ... More >>
