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UN human rights chief concerned over instability and violations in Guinea-Bissau
25 May 2012 - The top United Nations human rights official said today she remains concerned over continuing instability in Guinea Bissau, following the coup there last month and reports of human rights violations, including the violent repression of a peaceful demonstration, looting and arbitrary detention of civilians.
Top UN human rights official urges Zimbabwe’s president to ensure peaceful elections
24 May 2012 - On her first-ever visit to Zimbabwe, the top United Nations human rights official has urged President Robert Mugabe to ensure that the country’s next elections will be free and fair and held in a peaceful atmosphere.
UN human rights probe panel reports continuing ‘gross’ violations in Syria
24 May 2012 - Gross human rights violations continue unabated in Syria, amid increasing militarization of the strife there, despite an earlier agreement by parties to the conflict to halt hostilities, the United Nations independent panel probing abuses in the country said in an update released today.
UN independent rights expert urges Gabon to combat trafficking of children
24 May 2012 - A United Nations independent human rights expert has urged Gabon to adopt measures to tackle trafficking in children from West and Central African States, and address traditional and cultural factors that exacerbate the problem.
UN independent expert urges Azerbaijan to spend more on health
23 May 2012 - A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged the Government of Azerbaijan to raise its expenditure on health to international standards to ensure that the country’s considerable wealth is used to improve the health of its people.
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- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, to Serve Two More Years, by General Assembly Decision - 24 May 2012
- On Twentieth Anniversary of Slovenias UN Membership, Secretary-General Praises Countrys Commitment to Peace, Development, Human Rights - 22 May 2012
- Expert Elected to Human Rights Committee; Two Vice-Chairs Selected to Serve States Parties to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 1 May 2012
- Secretary-General Appeals for End to Violence in Bahrain, Respect for Human Rights of Bahraini People - 24 April 2012
- Alarmed by Continuing Violence, Human Rights Violations, Secretary-General Strongly Deplores Deadly Cross-border Shootings from Syria into Turkey - 9 April 2012
- Secretary-General, at Consultation on Strengthening Treaty Body System, Stresses Need to Avoid Undermining Critical Engines of Human Rights Protection - 2 April 2012
- Experts on Human Rights Committee Discuss Ways to Transform, Strengthen Treaty Body System, as Session Concludes - 30 March 2012