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21 May 2013
                       
 
 
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22 Apr 2013
 
 
Human rights at a crossroads
HUMAN RIGHTS
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has spent more than four decades dealing with the darker sides of humanity, including eight years on the International Criminal Tribunal in Rwanda...
 
 
25 Feb 2013
 
SA: Ebrahim Ebrahim: Address by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at the High Level Segment of the 22nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva (25/02/2013)
SPEECH
From the inception of democracy in South Africa, human rights have been central to our foreign policy. In this context, South Africa’s foreign policy regards human rights as inherent to all...
 
 
11 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – February 11, 2013.
PODCAST
The presidency said on Sunday that President Jacob Zuma's state of the nation address (or Sona) this year will be the first to be delivered in the context of the National Development Plan (or NDP)....
 
 
SA must do more to tackle 'pandemic of sexual violence' – UN rights chief
VIOLENCE
The United Nations human rights chief has expressed her shock and deep sadness at the rape, mutilation and murder of a 17-year-old woman in South Africa, and urged a more comprehensive approach to...
 
 
12 Dec 2012
 
UNAMID: Statement by the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur, joins in celebrating Human Rights Day (11/12/2012)
STATEMENT
Hundreds of participants, including women and youth groups, students, community leaders, native administration, localauthorities and African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) staff,...
 
 
17 Sep 2012
 
SA: Statement by the National Institute for Crime prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders, on crime in the beloved country (17/09/2012)
STATEMENT
With democratic South Africa only 18 years old, can we really say that we have developed a strong foundation for our Constitution and protection of human rights? What role does society have to play...
 
 
22 Aug 2012
 
Dlamini-Zuma: Paving the way for female leadership
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has made history by becoming the first woman to lead the African Union Commission (AUC).(2) A skilled diplomat, a stern personality, a former doctor, ex-wife to South...
 
 
03 Aug 2012
 
UN: Statement by United Nations, calling for an independent probe into violence that killed eight people in Darfur (03/08/2012)
STATEMENT
The United Nations today urged Sudan to launch an independent investigation into the reported use of excessive force by Government security forces during a protest in Darfur on Tuesday, which...
 
 
29 Jul 2012
 
UN: Statement by Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, urges the avoidance of civilian casualties in Alepo fighting (29/07/2012)
STATEMENT
Amidst reports of heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo and elsewhere in Syria, the United Nations top humanitarian official today urged all parties in the Middle Eastern country to avoid civilian...
 
 
27 Jul 2012
 
UN: Statement by Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, warns of consequences as violence in Syria escalates (27/07/2012)
STATEMENT
Expressing "deep alarm" over the increased threat to civilians in Syria, the United Nations human rights chief today urged the country's Government and armed opposition to protect civilians and...
 
 
29 Jun 2012
 
 
 
Strengthening the UN human rights treaty body system – A report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (June 2012)
HUMAN RIGHTS
During the first year of my tenure (starting in September 2008), I had the privilege to meet a significant number of States‘ representatives and with all United Nations human rights treaty...
 
 
28 Jun 2012
 
UN: Statement by Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on demonstrations in Sudan (28/06/2012)
STATEMENT
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday called on the Sudanese authorities to ensure that demonstrations planned for Friday are allowed to proceed peacefully, without security...
 
 
23 May 2012
 
 
 
Daily Podcast - May 23, 2012
PODCAST
ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe says Western investors have to realise South Africa does not need their money, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay is calling on Zimbabwe to take...
 
 
16 May 2012
 
 
 
Maternal mortality most off-track MDG
HUMAN RIGHTS
Maternal death and injury are largely preventable, yet the World Health Organisation reports that every day, about 1 000 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, with...
 
 
05 Mar 2012
 
Libya one year later: A search for legitimacy
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
In August 2011, Libya’s rebels seized power of the country after a six-month struggle and Western Governments could begin the military withdrawal from NATO-bases around the Mediterranean. With...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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