Navi Pillay
A Global Surge In Death Penalty Executions?
A spate of executions in some unlikely countries has caused the top UN human rights official to speak out.
Saudi Arabia Death Penalty Executions Tripled in 2011
New data shows that Saudi Arabia is putting its capital punishment system into overdrive, including the execution of a woman for witchcraft.
UN Intervening in Texas Death Penalty Case
On July 7, Humberto Leal Garcia, Jr is scheduled to die. He was convicted in a Texas court of rape and murder–a capital offense for which he was sentenced to death. But this case is different from other Texas death penalty cases for the fact that Leal is a Mexican citizen. When he was arrested, he was denied the right under international law to contact the Mexican consulate.
UN Human Rights Chief: 1,100 Killed; 10,000 Imprisoned in Syria
Strong rhetoric is about the only tool at the disposal of the UN system right now because the Security Council has so far failed to take any action whatsoever on the Syria situation.
UN Rights Chief Says at Least 100 people Killed in Tunisia Violence
Navi Pillay: “Human rights abuses were at the heart of Tunisia’s problems, and therefore human rights must be right at the forefront of the solutions to those problems.”
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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