Press Releases

• 16 January 2012Myanmar: UN expert welcomes prisoner release, calls for further progress on human rights protections
• 20 December 20112011: testing to the limit the capacity for international solidarity
• 18 December 2011For International Migrants Day, Sunday 18 December 2011 Dignity has no nationality (Joint statement by UN experts* to mark International Migrants Day)
• 9 December 2011Electoral capacity gaps still remain in Cambodia, warns UN Special Rapporteur
• 7 December 2011Malaysia: new Bill threatens right to peaceful assembly with arbitrary and disproportional restrictions
• 5 December 2011UN independent expert urges Viet Nam to close down compulsory rehabilitation centres for drug users and sex workers
• 1 December 2011Cambodia: UN Special Rapporteur in fact-finding mission
• 28 November 2011Next two years key to human rights development in ASEAN region – UN human rights chief
• 23 November 2011UN expert on the right to health Anand Grover to study the impact of detention and rehabilitation centres in Viet Nam (25 Nov - 5 Dec)
• 20 November 2011UN human rights chief to visit Maldives and Bali from 22 to 28 November
• 18 November 2011Timor-Leste: Have all Timorese benefitted from a decade of development and international assistance? – UN poverty expert
• 11 November 2011First visit to Timor-Leste by UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
• 8 November 2011Myanmar: UN human rights expert concerned about situation of prisoners of conscience on hunger strike and the healthcare of jailed Buddhist monk
• 21 October 2011For Sunday 23 October 2011, on the 20th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements Cambodia: “Paris Peace Agreements still relevant 20 years on” – UN Special Rapporteur
• 25 August 2011Myanmar: “Serious human rights issues remain despite positive steps by the authorities,” says UN expert
• 22 August 2011Human trafficking: Thailand must show clear leadership against it in the region and beyond, urges UN expert
• 19 August 2011Thailand must do more to combat human trafficking effectively and protect the rights of migrant workers who are increasingly vulnerable to forced and exploitative labor
• 18 August 2011Myanmar: fact-finding mission by UN human rights expert
• 5 August 2011Trafficking in persons: UN expert launches first fact-finding mission to Thailand
• 11 July 2011Malaysia: Government risks undermining democratic progress, say UN experts
• 29 September 2010Statement by the Special Rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi
• 28 September 2010Council holds Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Cambodia
• 21 September 2010Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
• 31 August 2010“As Viet Nam develops, new efforts are needed to ensure no one is left behind,” says UN expert on extreme poverty
• 20 August 2010Extreme poverty: UN Independent Expert to visit Vietnam
• 9 August 2010“No room for complacency, indigenous peoples continue to suffer,” says UN human rights chief
• 9 August 2010It’s not enough to support the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, says UN expert
• 3 August 2010Human Rights: a Media Guide to the new UN independent experts
• 26 July 2010Cambodia / Khmer Rouge verdict - Statement by the UN Special Rapportuer on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia, Surya Subedi
• 21 July 2010Bilingual Education key for Viet Nam’s minorities - UN expert
• 1 July 2010UN Independent Expert on minority issues to visit Viet Nam
• 17 June 2010Cambodia: “Tremendous challenges in delivering justice for all,” says UN human rights expert
• 7 June 2010UN human rights expert to assess the judiciary in Cambodia
• 7 June 2010UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to visit Malaysia
• 4 June 2010UN Expert on Human Rights in Cambodia to undertake visit with focus on functioning of the judiciary in the country
• 17 May 2010UN human rights chief urges Thai protestors, security forces to pull back from the brink
• 5 May 2010Myanmar: “It’s not too late for the Government to keep its promises” – UN Special Rapporteur
• 30 April 2010UN Special Rapporteur on racism / xenophobia concludes visit to Singapore
• 28 April 2010Full text of the press statement delivered by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mr. Githu Muigai, in Singapore
• 20 April 2010Media Advisory - 20 April 2010, First mission to Singapore by UN expert on Racism/Xenophobia
• 19 April 2010First mission to Singapore by UN expert on Racism/Xenophobia
• 19 April 2010UN human rights chief notes changes under way in Gulf region, highlights key concerns
• 19 April 2010UN expert’s visit to Viet Nam postponed due to air traffic restrictions in Europe
• 16 April 2010Extreme poverty: first UN Independent Expert to visit Vietnam in 12 years
• 26 March 2010Human Rights Council extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
• 19 March 2010Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of Universal Periodic Review on Brunei Darussalam
• 17 March 2010Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of Universal Periodic Review on Cambodia
• 15 March 2010Human Rights Council considers Human Rights situations in Myanmar
• 4 March 2010High Commissioner speaks out against domestic violence and "honour killing" on occasion of International Women's Day"
• 31 December 2009UN experts urge Thailand to stop immediately the expulsions of Hmong
• 22 October 2009Op-ed by OHCHR Regional Representative for South-East Asia: “ASEAN and human rights: closing the implementation gap”
• 2 October 2009Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
• 2 October 2009Human Rights Council Adopts Six Resolutions and One Decision on Discrimination Against Women and Freedom of Expression, Among Others
• 28 September 2009Human Rights Council Holds Annual Discussion on the Integration of A Gender Perspective in Its Work