Syria video“The video that has just emerged from Syria, apparently showing a rebel leader cutting out and biting the heart of a dead soldier, depicts a truly atrocious act", says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
“Guatemala, never again”Justice is the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of the terrible atrocities that characterized the civil war in Guatemala, say a group of UN independent human rights experts.
Guatemala / historic verdictHigh Commissioner says Guatemala has made history by becoming the first country in the world to convict a former head of state for genocide in its own national court.
Mission to BangladeshUN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo will visit Bangladesh to assess the situation of violence against women its causes and consequences in the country (20-29 May 2013).
“Keep Eritrea under close scrutiny”“Blatant disrespect for human rights in Eritrea is unacceptable,” says UN expert Sheila B. Keetharuth, urging the international community to keep the country under close scrutiny.
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