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25 January 2010
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR HOLOCAUST VICTIMS
22 January 2010
HAITI: OFFICES OF HIGH COMMISSIONERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FOR REFUGEES SEND JOINT PROTECTION TEAM
15 January 2010
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF WELCOMES MONGOLIA'S DECISION TO SUSPEND DEATH PENALTY
15 January 2010
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES UGANDA TO SHELVE “DRACONIAN” LAW ON HOMOSEXUALITY
30 December 2009
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SHOCKED BY VIOLENCE IN IRAN, URGES GOVERNMENT TO REIN IN SECURITY FORCES
28 December 2009
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF DEEPLY CONCERNED BY "EXTREMELY HARSH" SENTENCING OF LIU XIAOBO
17 December 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF: “STOP TREATING MIGRANTS AS SECOND-CLASS HUMAN BEINGS”
14 December 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM TOWARDS ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
9 December 2009
STATEMENT BY THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NAVI PILLAY ON THE OCCASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
2 December 2009
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STILL FACE COLOSSAL OBSTACLES
1 December 2009
SWISS LAW BANNING MINARETS “CLEARLY DISCRIMINATORY” – UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF
26 November 2009
UN DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT COLOMBIA
17 November 2009
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: KEY TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS THE PLIGHT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
17 November 2009
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF ENCOURAGES SOUTH ASIAN JUDGES TO FURTHER OPEN UP JUSTICE TO ALL
13 November 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF: BRAZIL’S INDIGENOUS AND AFRO-BRAZILIAN POPULATIONS FACE SERIOUS DISCRIMINATION
5 November 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TO VISIT BRAZIL
23 October 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF HAILS NEW AFRICAN CONVENTION FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE
19 October 2009
STATEMENT BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY
16 October 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TO SEND MISSION TO HONDURAS FROM 18 OCTOBER TO 7 NOVEMBER
14 October 2009
HIGH COMMISSIONER OPENS FIRST EVER UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE IN EUROPEAN UNION
13 October 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF CRITICIZES LATEST EXECUTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDER IN IRAN
30 September 2009
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO GUINEA "BLOOD BATH"
18 September 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES INVESTIGATION INTO YEMENI AIR-STRIKES THAT KILLED CIVILIANS
15 September 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF LISTS TACKLING DISCRIMINATION AND IMPUNITY AMONG TOP PRIORITIES
9 September 2009
UN REPORTS DESCRIBE POSSIBLE WAR CRIMES IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
25 August 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF WELCOMES UNITED STATES' APPOINTMENT OF PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED ABUSE OF TERROR SUSPECTS
18 August 2009
STATEMENT BY UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NAVI PILLAY ON THE FIRST WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY
12 August 2009
STATEMENT BY THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S SENTENCE
4 August 2009
OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLENCE AND PLIGHT OF CITIZENS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
23 July 2009
STATEMENT BY UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF, NAVI PILLAY, ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 'RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT' IN SAVING LIVES
22 July 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF WELCOMES IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS ESTABLISHMENT OF ASEAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
16 July 2009
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES “TRANSPARENT AND INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF ESTEMIROVA KILLING”
10 July 2009
UNITTED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SAYS REPORTS SUGGEST POSSIBLE WAR CRIMES IN SOMALIA
7 July 2009
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF ALARMED BY HIGH LOSS OF LIFE IN CHINA’S XINJIANG REGION
24 June 2009
STATEMENT BY THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, NAVI PILLAY, ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE
19 June 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF CONCERNED ABOUT MANNER OF ARRESTS, AND POSSIBLE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE IN IRAN
4 June 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF HIGHLIGHTS PLIGHT OF CIVILIANS CAUGHT UP IN CONFLICTS
15 May 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF DEPLORES LATEST CHARGES AGAINST AUNG SAN SUU KYI
14 May 2009
VICTIMS MUST BE AT THE CENTRE OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTION SAYS UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
24 April 2009
OPENING REMARKS BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE
20 April 2009
STATEMENT BY UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON SPEECH BY PRESIDENT OF IRAN AT THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE
20 April 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SHOCKED BY UNITED STATES’ WITHDRAWAL FROM DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE, URGES STATES TO FOCUS ON RACISM NOT POLITICS
20 April 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON DOCUMENT FOR ANTI-RACISM CONFERENCE
15 April 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES PROTECTION OF JUDICIARY AND MEDIA INDEPENDENCE IN FIJI
15 April 2009
NEW DRAFT OUTCOME TEXT FOR ANTI- RACISM CONFERENCE RELEASED
2 April 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SAYS AFGHAN LAW RESTRICTING WOMEN’S RIGHTS IS REMINISCENT OF TALIBAN ERA
27 March 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF "GREATLY ENCOURAGED" BY POSITIVE REACTIONS TO NEW ANTI-RACISM TEXT
20 March 2009
HIGH COMMISSIONER CALLS FOR DURBAN PROMISES TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ACTION ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
18 March 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF WELCOMES REVISED TEXT FOR ANTI-RACISM DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE
17 March 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TO VISIT NEPAL AND INDIA
13 March 2009
HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF ALARMED BY CIVILIAN DEATHS IN NO-FIRE ZONES IN SRI LANKA; SAYS ACTS COULD CONSTITUTE WAR CRIMES
10 March 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL DRUGS POLICY TO INCLUDE FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND HARM REDUCTION
6 March 2009
MESSAGE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMEMORATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
5 March 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SAYS COMBATING DISCRIMINATION IS A TOP PRIORITY
24 February 2009
HIGH COMMISSIONER MAKES CONCRETE PROPOSALS TO COMBAT RACISM
20 February 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SAYS FINANCIAL CRISIS THREATENS HUMAN RIGHTS OF POOREST AND MOST MARGINALIZED
12 February 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES NEW ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE RULE OF LAW, PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS
6 February 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF WELCOMES RELEASE OF COLOMBIAN HOSTAGES
3 February 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF ALARMED BY DETERIORATING SITUATION IN SOUTH DARFUR
29 January 2009
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF DEPLORES DETERIORATING SITUATION FOR CIVILIANS IN SRI LANKA
27 January 2009
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ALARMED BY HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
26 January 2009
STATEMENT BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
28 December 2008
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF EXPRESSES HER GRAVE CONCERN IN THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN GAZA
19 December 2008
UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES WELCOMES REPORT ON DISAPPEARANCES IN NEPAL
19 December 2008
OFFICE OF UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS RELEASES REPORT ON DISAPPEARANCES IN NEPAL'S BARDIYA DISTRICT
18 December 2008
STATEMENT BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY
12 December 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER SAYS NEW INSTRUMENT FOR PROTECTION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS CLOSES A HISTORIC GAP IN HUMAN RIGHTS
9 December 2008
STATEMENT BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON OCCASION OF SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
1 December 2008
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR CONCERTED ACTION TO END SLAVERY
1 December 2008
STATEMENT BY THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NAVI PILLAY ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY
27 November 2008
DECISIVE ACTION NEEDED TO END VIOLENCE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, SAYS UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF
25 November 2008
COMBATING IMPUNITY VITAL IN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS
18 November 2008
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE ISRAELI BLOCKADE OF GAZA
11 November 2008
UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES AFGHAN GOVERNMENT TO HALT EXECUTIONS
3 November 2008
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES VISIT TO COLOMBIA
31 October 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VOICES ALARM, CALLS FOR REFORM, AS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS RISE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
30 October 2008
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES COLOMBIAN ARMY DISMISSALS OVER ALLEGED EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
17 October 2008
DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT KENYA
17 October 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT COLOMBIA AND HAITI
16 October 2008
STATEMENT BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY
7 October 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER PILLAY HIGHLIGHTS PATTERN OF XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS AFTER BRUTAL KILLING OF SOMALI FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA
6 October 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS ON STATES TO ACT ON PROMISES TO FIGHT RACISM AND INTOLERANCE
16 September 2008
NEW UN FIGURES SHOW SHARP RISE IN AFGHAN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
8 September 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NAVI PILLAY ADDRESSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
2 September 2008
DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT GUATEMALA
1 September 2008
NEW UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES UP HER POST
27 August 2008
OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR RESTRAINT IN INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR
8 August 2008
OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES RESTRAINT AND SAFEGUARDS FOR CIVILIANS IN SOUTH OSSETIA CONFLICT
3 July 2008
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE CONCERNED ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN MONGOLIA
27 June 2008
STATEMENT BY UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LOUISE ARBOUR AT END OF HER OFFICIAL VISIT TO PAKISTAN
26 June 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE
24 June 2008
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT PAKISTAN
19 June 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES EGYPT TO HALT DEPORTATION OF ERITREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS
12 June 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISION ON GUANTANAMO BAY
10 June 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNED ABOUT IMPENDING EXECUTION OF FOUR JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN IRAN
4 June 2008
GOVERNMENT ABUSES EXACERBATE FOOD CRISES, ARBOUR TELLS ROME CONFERENCE
2 June 2008
IN FINAL SPEECH TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, LOUISE ARBOUR NOTES “TANGIBLE PROGRESS,” BUT WARNS AGAINST PURSUIT OF NARROW POLITICAL AGENDAS
28 May 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CONDEMNS MURDERS OF OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS IN ZIMBABWE
28 May 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CRITICIZES EXTENSION OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI’S DETENTION IN MYANMAR
22 May 2008
UNITED NATIONS CONDEMNS ABSENCE OF FAIR AND EQUITABLE PROCESS IN MAHESHE CASE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (French only)
22 May 2008
RESPONSE TO FOOD CRISIS MUST ADDRESS UNDERLYING INEQUALITIES, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS
2 May 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: INCLUDE MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN EFFORTS TO SOLVE FOOD CRISIS
28 April 2008
ALARMED BY VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE, UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES RESTRAINT
18 April 2008
OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO CEASE ACTIVITIES IN ANGOLA
11 April 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES NEPAL’S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
4 April 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES ENTRY INTO FORCE OF “GROUND-BREAKING” CONVENTION ON DISABILITIES
28 March 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CONDEMNS WILDERS' FILM AND CALLS FOR APPROPRIATE LEGAL RESPONSES
18 March 2008
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (21 MARCH)
7 March 2008
WOMEN ARE STILL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN ALL COUNTRIES, SAYS UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF
3 March 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CONDEMNS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN GAZA AND ISRAEL
3 March 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEEPLY TROUBLED ABOUT DEATHS DURING POST-ELECTION PROTESTS IN ARMENIA
29 February 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES RELEASE OF HOSTAGES IN COLOMBIA
28 February 2008
GEORGIA MAKES PROGRESS BUT HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS REMAIN, SAYS LOUISE ARBOUR
18 February 2008
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS FAILURE TO PROSECUTE KILLERS OF NEPALESE GIRL PERPETUATES CULTURE OF IMPUNITY
6 February 2008
OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO SEND HUMAN RIGHTS FACT-FINDING MISSION TO KENYA
5 February 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN CHAD
1 February 2008
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT MEXICO
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