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Myanmar/Rakhine Commission: "Govt Must Address Impunity"
Friday, 3 May 2013, 10:26 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (1 May 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, today welcomed some forward thinking recommendations from the Rakhine Investigation Commission report. However, he expressed ... More >>
Greece: “Bailout Conditions Are Undermining Human Rights"
Friday, 3 May 2013, 10:21 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Greece: “Troika Bailout Conditions Are Undermining Human Rights,” Warns UN Expert On Debt and Human Rights GENEVA (1 May 2013) – The prospects of a significant number of Greeks securing an adequate standard of living in line with international human ... More >>
If we fail our environment, we fail our human rights
Saturday, 20 April 2013, 3:00 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“If we fail our environment, we fail to protect our human rights,” warn UN experts on Earth Day More >>
Somalia: UN Urges Government to Strengthen Justice System
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 8:43 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, condemned in the strongest terms Sunday’s deadly bomb and gun attacks at the Banadir Regional Court and near the airport in Mogadishu. More >>
Mozambique Must Not Lose Momentum In Fight Against Poverty
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 12:12 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
United Nations rights expert Magdalena Sepúlveda and has called on the Government to urgently address the needs of the poorest and most marginalized in society. More >>
Pillay urges a halt lawlessness in Central African Republic
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:47 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed alarm at continuing reports of widespread human rights violations in the Central African Republic and called for the urgent restoration of the rule of law in the country. More >>
The death penalty and human rights
Saturday, 6 April 2013, 2:52 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are deeply concerned that a number of countries in the Middle East and Asia have recently started reapplying the death penalty after several years of moratorium, and despite the overwhelming global trend towards abolishing the death penalty. Earlier ... More >>
Human rights and counter-terrorism in Pakistan
Saturday, 16 March 2013, 12:42 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
ISLAMABAD (14 March 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, held three days of meetings in Islamabad, Pakistan, between 11 and 13 March 2013. The meetings were held in connection with the independent ... More >>
UN expert calls for freedom of expression in Cambodia
Saturday, 16 March 2013, 12:35 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (15 March 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, welcomed the release today of Mr Mam Sonando, and the imminent releases of Ms Kan Sovann and Mr Touch Ream following the decision ... More >>
Need for comprehensive approach to sexual violence
Saturday, 9 February 2013, 1:04 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (8 February 2013) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed Friday her shock and deep sadness at the atrocious rape, mutilation and murder of Anene Booysen, a 17-year-old South African woman, and urged a more comprehensive ... More >>
Fundamental changes needed in wake of India rape tragedy
Tuesday, 1 January 2013, 10:47 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (31 December 2012) - The High Commissioner for Human Rights today expressed her deep sadness at the death of a 23-year old Indian woman who was brutally gang-raped on a bus on 16 December, as well as her hope that this terrible case would mark a ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Attacks on the independence of the judiciary
Tuesday, 1 January 2013, 10:40 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Geneva (31 December 2012) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, expressed today serious concern about the impeachment proceedings against the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the recent attacks ... More >>
UN urges inquries into human rights crimes in Cote d'Ivoire
Sunday, 2 December 2012, 5:02 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonoviæ, warned today that failure to bring perpetrators of serious human rights crimes to justice quickly could lead to recurrent violence in Côte d'Ivoire. More >>
Senior UN human rights official to visit Haiti
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 8:45 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
NEW YORK / PORT-AU-PRINCE (21 August 2012) – United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonoviæ, will visit Haiti starting Wednesday to discuss deep-rooted human rights challenges with the government, United Nations officials, ... More >>
CEDAW Concluding Observations: New Zealand
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 3:57 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
2012 Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on New Zealand More >>
“Let’s not accept another lost generation of Roma”
Saturday, 7 April 2012, 1:45 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (5 April 2012) – “The time for action is now,” said a group of seven United Nations human rights experts on International Roma Day*. “We should not accept yet another lost generation of Roma girls and boys whose only expectations ... More >>
Navi Pillay at the end of a three-day mission to Barbados
Friday, 6 April 2012, 1:17 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Text of statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at the end of a three-day mission to Barbados More >>
Fact-finding missionon on trafficking in persons
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 7:23 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN expert on trafficking in persons launches first fact-finding mission to the United Arab Emirates More >>
OHCHR deplores violence in Chile
Sunday, 1 April 2012, 11:52 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
In Chile, a 24 year-old gay man, Daniel Zamudio, died on Tuesday 27 March, 25 days after being viciously assaulted by a group of alleged neo-Nazis in a Santiago park. He was reportedly tortured for an hour by his attackers, who stubbed cigarettes out ... More >>
India: Concern expressed about extrajudicial executions
Saturday, 31 March 2012, 3:18 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
NEW DELHI (30 March 2012) –– The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, called on the Government of India to continue to take measures to fight impunity in cases of extrajudicial executions, ... More >>
