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DRC security and justice
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović has raised alarm over the recent upsurge in violence in the DRC, stressing the urgency for security and justice reforms.

Human rights in Cape Verde
Human rights in Cape Verde to face scrutiny by UN treaty body

Human Rights in Guatemala
Human rights in Guatemala to face scrutiny by UN treaty body

Human Rights in Turkmenistan
Human rights in Turkmenistan to face scrutiny by UN treaty body

Human Rights in Yemen
Human rights in Yemen to face scrutiny by UN treaty body

Human Rights in the Dominican Republic
Human rights in the Dominican Republic to face scrutiny by UN treaty body

Pillay reports to HRC
High Commissioner Navi Pillay presented her annual report to the Human Rights Council outlining a number of key human rights concern and progress made over the past year.

Syria / General Assembly
States must “act now” to protect Syrian population, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay tells General Assembly

Pillay / Holocaust day
The Holocaust reminds us of the perils of discrimination and intolerance, of how powerful the incitement to racial hatred can be, and of the importance of intervening early to prevent such a tragedy.

Pillay / Iraq's executions
The UN human rights chief said she was shocked at reports that 34 individuals, including two women, were executed in Iraq in a single day, on 19 January, following their conviction for various crimes.

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