Comunicados de Prensa

GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, will conduct a visit to Azerbaijan from 18 to…

GENEVA - The UN Committee Against Torture is due to review Lithuania for the third time on 12 and 13 May in sessions that will…

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – El Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre la tortura y otros tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes, Juan E. Méndez, urgió hoy…

MUMBAI/GENEVA – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday launched the first ever Bollywood-style UN music video at a…

GENEVA – The protection of South Sudan’s one million internally displaced persons is further eroding amid persistent violence and deliberate ethnically targeted attacks, United Nations…

GENEVA –The UN Committee Against Torture is meeting in Geneva from 28 April to 23 May to review the following countries: Uruguay (29-30 April); Thailand…

GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday expressed grave concern at a bill presented to the Nepalese Parliament which could…

GENEVA - Lithuania violated the political rights of ex-president Rolandas Paksas when it introduced a rule to ban anyone who had been impeached from running…

GENEVA – On International Roma Day, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák, calls on all European States and institutions to fully…