Navi Pillay

• UN Rights Boss Condemns 'Widespread' Islamic State Crimes

  United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes being committed by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including killings, slavery, sexual crimes and targeting people on ethnic or religious grounds.

• UN Human Rights Chief Slams 'Paralysis' on Syria as Death Toll Tops 191,000

  More than 191,000 people have died in Syria, United Nations rights chief Navi Pillay said on Friday, hitting out at "international paralysis" on the nearly three-and-a-half year conflict.

• Missouri Racial Violence Recalls Apartheid, Says UN Rights Chief

  Clashes between police and protesters in the U.S. town of Ferguson are reminiscent of the racial violence spawned by apartheid in her native South Africa, the top U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday.

• Sri Lanka Slams UN Rights Chief Over 'Prejudice'

  Sri Lanka Thursday delivered a withering send-off to UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, accusing her of prejudice and trying to influence an ongoing war crimes investigation against Colombo.

• UN Human Rights Chief Says Access Not a Must for Sri Lanka War Crimes Probe

  The United Nations can conduct an effective investigation into reports of war crimes in Sri Lanka without visiting the country, said U.N. Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay, reacting to a government decision to deny investigators entry.

• UN Rights Chief Sounds Alarm over US Child Migrant Expulsions

  UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has raised the alarm over Washington's plans to scale up the deportation of illegal child migrants from Central America.

• UN Says 1,100 Killed in Ukraine Since Mid-April

  At least 1,129 people have been killed and 3,442 wounded in the Ukraine conflict since mid-April, U.N. monitors in the country said in their fourth monthly report on Monday.

• Israeli Actions 'Could Amount to War Crimes': UN Rights Chief

  Israel may have committed war crimes by killing civilians and shelling houses and hospitals during its two-week-old offensive in the Gaza Strip, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Wednesday.

• Edward Snowden Deserves Protection From Prosecution: UN Rights Chief

  Fugitive US intelligence agent Edward Snowden deserves shielding from prosecution for having thrown the spotlight on state snooping, UN human rights Chief Navi Pillay said on Wednesday.

• Hard to Justify Britain's Data Collection Law: UN's Pillay

  An emergency data collection law being rushed through the British parliament may not address concerns raised by the European Court of Justice and are difficult to justify, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.

• Egypt Death Penalties 'Obscene', Wrong to Jail Al Jazeera Journalists - United Nations

  United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Monday that Egypt's death penalty convictions and mass trials are "obscene and a complete travesty of justice".

• UN Rights Chief Calls Time on Caste-Based Sex Attacks

  UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged India to ensure that perpetrators of caste-based sexual attacks do not escape justice.

• United Nations Rights Chief Alarmed at Communal Violence in Sri Lanka

  A top UN human rights official has voiced deep concern at the communal violence in south-western Sri Lanka and expressed concern that the turmoil could spread to other parts of the country.

• More Deadly Riots Flare in Sri Lanka Resort

  More deadly violence flared in a Sri Lankan coastal resort where Buddhist hardliners set shops and homes alight for a second night running in defiance of a curfew, police and residents said Tuesday.

• UN Rights Chief Concerned Over Sri Lanka Violence

  The UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has expressed concern over the ethnic violence in Sri Lanka and demanded that Colombo immediately bring the perpetrators to justice.