Senior UN human rights official to visit Sudan, 20-27 June

17 June 2011

GENEVA / KHARTOUM – The United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kyung-wha Kang, will undertake an eight-day mission to Sudan from 20 to 27 June 2011.

During the mission, Ms. Kang is due to visit Khartoum, South Sudan, Darfur and the Transitional Areas, and will meet high-ranking officials, including the Vice-President of South Sudan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Chief Justice of Sudan. In Darfur, she will visit several camps for the internally displaced and places of detention.

The Deputy High Commissioner will use the opportunity to raise key issues and lend her support to human rights defenders.

At the end of her visit, on 27 June, Ms. Kang will hold a press conference in the UNMIS compound in Khartoum at 13:00 hrs.

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Learn more about the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kyung-wha Kang: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/DeputyHighCommissioner.aspx

OHCHR Country Page for Sudan: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/AfricaRegion/Pages/SDIndex.aspx

For further information and media requests, please contact:
In Sudan: Joseph Bonsu (Tel.: + 41 79 444 5172 / email: jbonsu@ohchr.org) or write to sudan@ohchr.org
In Geneva: Rupert Colville (+41 22 917 9767 or rcolville@ohchr.org) or Ravina Shamdasani (+ 41 22 917 9310 or rshamdasani@ohchr.org) or Xabier Celaya (+ 41 22 917 9383 or xcelaya@ohchr.org)

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