- 13 Feb 2013 15:35 - Serge Daniel
- Russia has revealed it is supplying guns to Mali's government, while French troops have discovered a massive homemade bomb in Gao, north of Mali.
- 08 Feb 2013 20:12 - AFP
- Following the rape of Anene Booysen, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has called on authorities to do more to tackle a "pandemic of sexual violence".
- 04 Jan 2013 00:00 - Peter Beaumont
- Human rights commissioner reveals blood-letting is a third more than previously estimated.
- 25 May 2012 11:44 - AFP
- UN rights chief Navi Pillay has urged the West to suspend sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president to give the country a chance to implement reforms.
- 24 May 2012 21:12 - Jason Moyo
- Activists say the hosting of the United Nations' Navi Pillay is an attempt to sugar-coat Zimbabwe's poor human rights record.
- 21 May 2012 03:36 - Sapa-AP
- Zimbabwe's justice minister has rejected allegations that the country has state-sponsored violence, and vowed not to recognise gay rights.
- 21 May 2012 07:44 - Sapa-AP
- SA's Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has arrived in Zimbabwe on her first mission to the troubled Southern African nation.
- 17 May 2012 11:58 - Webster Zambara
- A highly anticipated visit by human rights commissioner, Navi Pillay, to Zimbabwe could have some welcome consequences, writes Webster Zambara.
- 15 May 2012 07:51 - Sapa-AFP
- Ban Ki-moon has asked former SA judge Navi Pillay to stay on as UN high commissioner for human rights for another two years.
- 27 Apr 2012 17:30 - Staff Reporter
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has voiced alarm over the fourth murder of a journalist in Brazil this year.
- 16 Mar 2012 01:19 -
- Once a fence sitter, South Africa has now decided to lead by example on the continent and advocate for laws protecting sexual minorities.
- 11 Dec 2011 14:22 - Staff Reporter
- Activists have called for a general strike to increase pressure on Syria's president's regime as fears grow of an 'invasion' of protest hub, Homs.
- 14 Oct 2011 14:14 - Stephanie Nebehay
- The death toll in the crackdown on Syrian protesters has forced the UN's top human rights official to call for world action to protect civilians.
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- 30 Jun 2011 13:33 - Staff Reporter
- The UN rights chief has expressed disappointment that China failed to arrest Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges.
- 26 Jun 2011 10:19 - Staff Reporter
- Navi Pillay, the United Nations human rights chief, remembers a time when only white men could be judges in South Africa.
- 17 Mar 2011 11:56 - Staff Reporter
- UN rights chief Navi Pillay has slammed security forces' takeover of Bahrain hospitals and medical facilities as a "violation of international law".
- 19 Jan 2011 19:46 - Stephanie Nebehay
- UN human rights officials will go to Tunisia next week to help investigate violence and advise the new coalition government on justice and reforms.
- 20 Dec 2010 13:59 - Staff Reporter
- Tension mounted between Côte d'Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo and the international community on Monday as the UN complained of rights abuses.
- 29 Oct 2010 14:38 - Staff Reporter
- United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Friday that Burma had failed so far to meet international standards for "genuine elections".
- 21 Dec 2009 13:52 - Staff Reporter
- The UN has called for the elusive leaders of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) be brought to justice for crimes against humanity.
