(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after learning that UNESCO’s Executive Board will
On September 22, 2011, at the opening of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, dissidents and human rights activists gathered at the
Canadian cabinet ministers have delivered two powerful speeches at the UN this week, raising the maple leaf as a banner of moral clarity within the
Verenigde Naties, New York, 22 september 2011 Wij, voormalige gewetensgevangenen, dissidenten, slachtoffers van marteling, vervolging, en onderdrukking, vechters voor vrijheid, democratie en de waardigheid van
United Nations, New York, September 22, 2011 Français Dutch We, former prisoners of conscience, dissidents, victims of torture, persecution, and repression, fighters for freedom, democracy and the
Yoani Sanchez, the Cuban dissident and world-renowned blogger, called on the phone from Havana today to address the We Have A Dream: Global Summit Against
Vivid hi-res photos from today’s We Have A Dream: Global Summit Against Discrimination and Persecution. Compelling videos are here. Blog summary is here. Live Tweets Facebook
Ms. Navanethem Pillay UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 September 15, 2011 Dear Madam High Commissioner, We write to
Ms. Navanethem Pillay UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 September 15, 2011 Dear Madam High Commissioner, We write to
NEW YORK, September 17, 2011 – A coalition of human rights NGOs will hold a major summit in New York on September 21-22, 2011 to
In advance of today’s urgent meeting in Geneva of the UN Human Rights Council to address Syria’s Ramadan Massacre, President Bashar al-Assad’s allies are leaping
Request for UN Human Rights Council Emergency Session to Create Special Rapporteur and Conduct Public Hearings E. Laura Dupuy Lasserre President, Human Rights Council United