Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani,...
1) DPRK In a resolution in March, the Human Rights Council requested the Office of the High Commissioner for Human...
Bleak outlook for 96,000 Kachin IDPs three years on
WINEMAW, 27 May 2014 (IRIN) - Nearly three years after renewed fighting erupted in Myanmar’s northern Kachin State, aid workers say the humanitarian situation...
Comunicado sobre las Niñas Secuestradas en Nigeria
Ante el secuestro de más de doscientas niñas en Nigeria el pasado 15 de abril, la Sociedad Española de Pediatría Social quiere hacer público...
Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay...
Good morning and thank you for joining us here today. As you know, this is my first official visit to Morocco as the UN High...
Pillay urges Government action after “honour” killing of pregnant woman in...
GENEVA (28 May 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of a 25-year-old pregnant woman,...
Cambodia: Lack of consultation on key laws sets worrying pattern for...
GENEVA (27 May 2014) – Following the enactment of the three fundamental laws on the judiciary by the Cambodian National Assembly last week, the United...
Peace in Azerbaijan is essential to achieving durable solutions for the...
BAKU (27 May 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today urged for...
UN expert calls for better protection against abuse and exploitation of...
COLOMBO / GENEVA (27 May 2014) – “The Government of Sri Lanka must boost the efforts it has made in recent years in order...
UCRANIA | Asesinados el periodista italiano Andrea Rocchelli y su intérprete...
· Son los primeros profesionales de medios de comunicación que mueren en el conflicto ucraniano
El reportero gráfico italiano Andrea Rocchelli y...
Clean Clothes Campaign launches Facts Behind Fashion
· Interactive map showcases the strength of thousands of garment workers
· Urgent Appeal Annual Review 2013 presents real stories from within the garment...
New fact-finding mission: UN expert to probe human rights in Iran...
GENEVA (26 May 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed,...
La Federación de Comunidades Judías de España deplora el ataque antisemita...
La FCJE, institución que representa a los judíos españoles, lamenta el asesinato antisemita que ha tenido lugar este sábado en el Museo Judío...
Myanmar: Constitutional Reform, a crucial step in the transition to a...
GENEVA (23 May 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, today called on Myanmar...
Pero ¿hasta dónde vamos a llegar?
Las manifestaciones del alcalde de Sestao deberían ocasionar su dimisión inmediata
Desde la Unión Romani pocas veces hemos pedido la dimisión de alguien. Dimitir es un...
Pillay condemns military coup and urges prompt restoration of rule of...
GENEVA (23 May 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged Thailand to “ensure respect for human rights and...
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Cécile Pouilly,...
1) Israel / OPT
The High Commissioner has written to the Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva to express her very...
Modern slavery: “Regulation of labour markets key to eradicate forced labour”...
GENEVA (23 May 2014) – A group of United Nations independent experts on slavery, migrants and trafficking today called on world Governments to adopt...
Laos “land grabs” drive subsistence farmers into deeper poverty
BAN HOUYTHAO, 22 May 2014 (IRIN) - "Land grabs" in Laos are driving poor farmers, including ethnic minorities, off their land, away from livelihoods...
Afghanistan film: The Sins of the Fathers
DUBAI, 21 May 2014 (IRIN) - With NATO troops preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, women activists are growing increasingly nervous about the prospect of...
Más de medio millón de peticiones de libertad para embarazada condenada...
Los abogados de Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, una mujer cristiana sudanesa embarazada, condenada a muerte por su elección religiosa y a recibir 100 latigazos por...
UN: Russian and Chinese vetoes of Syria ICC resolution ‘callous’
Russia and China have displayed a chilling disregard for countless victims of serious human rights abuses in Syria by vetoing a UN Security Council...
HPG quarterly update
Jan - April 2014
Note from Sara Pantuliano, Head of HPGOver the last few months we’ve seen the devastating consequences of theescalation of violence...
Defensores de derechos humanos amenazados en Colombia
21 mayo 2014- La ONGD española InspirAction solicita al gobierno colombiano que brinde protección a los defensores de derechos humanos amenazados por paramilitares en...
Urgent appeal to the Iranian Government: Halt the scheduled execution of...
GENEVA (21 May 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Iranian authorities to halt the scheduled execution for...
El acceso a la salud de los refugiados sirios, denegado
La grave disminución del apoyo internacional ha dejado a muchos refugiados sirios en Líbano sin posibilidad de acceder a atención médica crucial, según un...
La FELGTB pide a la sociedad que lleve a las urnas...
La Federación ha recabado el apoyo a los Derechos Humanos LGTB de 162 candidatos De cumplirse la encuesta de Metroscopia, 28 de los representantes...
Syria: Aleppo residents suffering consequences of flagrant disregard for international law...
GENEVA (21 May 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned the “flagrant disregard for international human rights and...
Children need more support at Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp
Kakuma, 19 May 2014 (IRIN) - Physical space and timely protection support for children are among the most pressing needs in northwestern Kenya’s Kakuma...
Separatists and sceptics: refugees divided on future of northern Mali
DJIBO, 19 May 2014 (IRIN) - Fighting has once again escalated in northern Mali's Kidal region, with clashes between Tuareg separatists and the army...
Timor-Leste’s mobile courts promote access to justice
DILI, 20 May 2014 (IRIN) - Taking judicial proceedings to rural areas of Timor-Leste with “mobile courts” is increasing citizens’ access to justice as...
