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Iceland: “No room for complacency over gender equality
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 1:49 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
REYKJAVÍK (24 May 2013) – The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice urged the newly formed Government of Iceland to sustain the country’s gender equality achievements and make further progress to close the ... More >>
Guatemala: Ross Montt verdict annulled
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 1:46 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Amid continued legal uncertainty about what the ruling of the Constitutional Court annulling the verdict on the Rios Montt case means in practice, we are concerned about the right of victims in Guatemala to obtain remedies, and recall States' obligations ... More >>
Continued plight of the ‘untouchables’
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 1:41 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN experts call for strengthened protection of more than 260 million victims of caste-based discrimination More >>
Bosnia “Culture and education hijacked by political debate"
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 1:39 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Culture and education hijacked by political debate,” says UN expert on cultural rights More >>
UN expert in counter-terrorism welcomes President’s speech
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 1:36 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (24 May 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, today welcomed US President Barack Obama’s speech, and the publication of policy principles governing counter-terrorism operations, including targeted killings. More >>
Equality Or Bust For Post-2015 Global Development Goals – UN
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 11:01 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (21 May 2013) – A group United Nations human rights experts today called* for the post-2015 development agenda to be urgently refocused on equality, social protection and accountability. The statement came as UN Member States will discuss ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief On Syria Video
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 12:04 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
The following comments can be attributed to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay: More >>
Pillay Welcomes Historic Genocide Judgment In Guatemala
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 11:28 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (13 May 2013) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has welcomed the first-instance conviction on Friday of Guatemala’s former de facto head of state, José Efraín Ríos Montt, for genocide and crimes against humanity. More >>
UN Human Rights Experts Urge Iran to Release Baha’i Leaders
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 11:23 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (13 May 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today called on the Iranian authorities for the immediate release of seven Baha’i community leaders, known as the Yaran, nearing the fifth anniversary of their arrests, ... More >>
UN Expert Warns Against East Jerusalem Settlement Highway
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 11:11 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Israel: UN Expert Warns Against Israel’s Plans For a Six-lane Settlement Highway In East Jerusalem More >>
Egypt Risks Drifting Further Away from Human Rights Ideals
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 1:24 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (8 May 2013) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the Egyptian Government to take steps to ensure that the current version of a draft law on civil society organizations is laid open to careful examination ... More >>
Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN to Assess Rights Implementation
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 1:17 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (8 May 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Farida Shaheed will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 13 to 24 May 2013 to assess the country’s efforts to enhance the right of all persons to participate in cultural life and to enjoy and ... More >>
UN Denounces Sexual Violence, Serious Violations In DRC
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 1:12 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
KINSHASA/GENEVA (8 May 2013) – Serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law were committed in November 2012 during fighting between government forces and rebels of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) over the town of Goma in North ... More >>
UN: States Must Ratify New Instrument to Protect Rights
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 12:39 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
A Call On States to Ratify New Instrument to Enhance Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights More >>
UN Urges International Brands to Work with Bangladesh
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 12:28 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN Expert Body Urges International Brands to Work with Bangladesh to Prevent Another Garment Disaster More >>
Pillay Hails New Step In Protection of Rights
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 12:20 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (6 May 2013) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the chairperson of a key UN Committee have hailed a new human rights mechanism that has just come into force as a major advance in ensuring all rights are protected as envisaged by ... More >>
Namibia: Independence Promises Not Fulfilled
Friday, 3 May 2013, 1:05 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Namibia: Indigenous Peoples “Not Seen Promises of Independence Fulfilled” GENEVA (2nd May 2013) – Indigenous groups in Namibia, including the San and Himba people, continue to be particularly disadvantaged more than 20 years on from the ... More >>
US: Adverse Business Impacts On Human Rights
Friday, 3 May 2013, 12:44 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
WASHINGTON D.C. / GENEVA (2 May 2013) – The United States still faces significant challenges to address the adverse impacts of business activities on human rights, despite progress and innovation in key sectors of the economy, a United Nations expert ... More >>
Pillay concerned about persistent violence & abuses in Papua
Friday, 3 May 2013, 11:47 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (2 May 2013) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday expressed serious concerns over the crackdown on mass demonstrations across Papua since 30 April, with police reportedly using excessive force and arresting ... More >>
Guantánamo: “Indefinite Detention – Will it Ever End?"
Friday, 3 May 2013, 10:30 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
WASHINGTON / GENEVA (1 May 2013) – “The United States must respect and guarantee the life, health and personal integrity of detainees at the Guantánamo Naval Base, particularly in the context of the current hunger strike,” today said* a group ... More >>
