The Human Rights Committee this afternoon published its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Russia, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Croatia and Monaco, agreed on the agenda for the future discussions on its working methods, including lists of issues prior to reporting and…

GENEVA (1 April 2015) – Tanzania should take steps to revise or repeal laws, customs and practices that discriminate against women, a United Nations Committee has said after considering the case of two widows who were prevented from inheriting their late husbands’ property and were left…

Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to document human rights violations and atrocities committed by Boko Haram, with view towards accountability The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office…

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-third special session on Wednesday, 1 April 2015, “in light of the terrorist attacks and human rights abuses and violations committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram”. The special session will start at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 1 April in Room XX at the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Mine Action Service, the World Health Organization,…

Creates new mandates on right to privacy and rights of persons with albinism, also adopts resolutions on Syria, Libya and Iraq The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-eighth regular session this evening after adopting 34 resolutions on a wide range of issues, as well as three Presidential…

Nebojša Kaluđerović, the new Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Kaluđerović served as the…

Ajit Kumar, the new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Kumar was the Consul General of India in…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Development Programme, the Office for the…