Sudan border disputes, a cause of human rights concern
On her first mission to the world’s newest state, South Sudan, UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay has raised concerns over the border disputes with Sudan: “It is a human rights challenge because it is affecting civilians.”
10-05-2012 Witness protection in Kosovo*
The UN Human Rights office assists in building a victim and witness protection program in Kosovo. * Reference to Kosovo should be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council res 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo
08-05-2012 Wanted: Human Rights in Rio
Civil society and UN experts call for an inclusive, just and equitable outcome at the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
02-05-2012 UN Human Rights Chief lauds Special Sierra Leone Court’s verdict
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has lauded the ruling of the Special Court for Sierra Leone which today found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of planning, aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity.
26-04-2012 Addressing impunity in Somalia
UN human rights officers assist the Transitional Government of Somalia restore judicial structures , and rebuild following two decades of violence which destroyed rule of law institutions in the country.
13-04-2012 Discrimination increases vulnerability to HIV
HIV is now in its fourth decade since it was first diagnosed. There have been major milestones in HIV prevention, treatment, care of support, but there remain a number of challenges, a UN Human rights council panel has heard.
02-04-2012 Right to food: the impacts of bad diets
In his new report to the UN Human Rights Council, Olivier De Schutter, the UN independent expert on the right to food, addresses the links between health and malnutrition.
28-03-2012 Children and the justice system
Addressing the Human Rights Council, UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay says imprisonment of children should be considered only as a last resort.
26-03-2012 Serious human rights violations during DRC Elections
A UN Human Rights report finds serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed by Democratic Republic of the Congo security forces during last year’s elections.
20-03-2012 Number crunching human rights
Ground-breaking work by the UN Human Rights office helps resolve and order the reporting of progress in meeting human rights obligations.
19-03-2012 No boundaries for climate change
A UN Human Rights Council expert meeting addresses the adverse impacts of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights.
16-03-2012 The UN Human Rights office working to build capacity
The UN Human Rights office assists many countries globally to develop the technical expertise necessary to implement, measure and report on their obligations as signatories and parties to international human rights conventions and treaties.
14-03-2012 Ensuring the right to fair trial for terrorist suspects
According to the UN, the measures adopted by some States in their fight against terrorism infringe basic standards of fair trial and due process, and have a disproportionate and excessive negative impact on human rights.
12-03-2012 Women: vital actors of change
Some of the world’s leading human rights activists, politicians and thinkers gather at the UN in Geneva to reflect on the impact of the global climate, food and financial crisis on women and the role women play in promoting peace and human rights.
09-03-2012 A stain on our collective conscience
UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon calls on members of the Human Rights Council and “all people of conscience” to act now to put an end to violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
07-03-2012 A right to choose for persons with disabilities
States that have endorsed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities should ease the participation of all persons with disabilities in the political and public life of their countries.
06-03-2012 The Human Rights Council holds an urgent debate on Syria
UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay addresses the Human Rights Council urgent debate on Syria, describing the situation in the country as dire and calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to end the fighting and bombardments.
29-02-2012 Human Rights Council holds its 19th session
Human rights issues, from minority rights to juvenile justice, will be addressed during the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council, which takes place in Geneva from 27 February to 23 March 2012.
23-02-2012 Getting down to business
The UN Working Group on business and human rights, meeting for the first time, considers a strategy to promote and ensure implementation of the new global standard to prevent and address human rights abuses linked to business practices.
09-02-2012 Ending impunity for homophobic killings
UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay welcomes the findings of a court in South Africa, which has handed down long sentences to a group of men found guilty of the brutal murder of a teenager who was living openly as a lesbian.
08-02-2012 Afghan civilians continue to die in record numbers
The number of civilians being killed in the conflict in Afghanistan increases in 2011 for the fifth year in a row. New and more deadly tactics by the Taliban are largely to blame says the UN.
06-02-2012 Human Rights in Bahrain
A UN Human Rights team recently visited Bahrain after the release of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report on the human rights situation in the country, and emphasizes the need for accountability.
01-02-2012 “Man up” to end violence against women
Jimmie Briggs, an advocate for the rights of women, founded the Man Up campaign to mobilize young people to take action in their own countries to fight violence against women and girls.
09-01-2012 “Forgotten Europeans”
The UN Human Rights office and UNICEF are advocating for integration of children with disabilities in communities.
06-01-2012 |