30 June 2006 Adopts International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Decides to Hold Special...

30 June 2006 Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences, will conduct a fact-finding mission in the...

30 June 2006 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held the last meeting of its first session, adopting decisions and resolutions on, among others, the human rights situation in Palestine and other...

30 June 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Paulo Sergio Pinheiro (Brazil), Zelda Holtzman (South Africa) and Ralph Zacklin (United Kingdom) to the Independent Special...

Human Rights Council MORNING 30 June 2006 Extends All Mandates and Mechanisms of Commission on Human Rights and Sets Up Open-Ended Working Group for their Review The Human Rights Council this morning...

First Session of the Human Rights Council Palais des Nations, 29 June 2006 Room XVIII Thank you High Commissioner, and thank you Mr. President for this opportunity to address the Council on...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 29 June 2006 Extends Mandate of Working Group on Drafting Optional Protocol to International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The Human Rights Council...

29 June 2006 The Special Rapporteur on torture made the following statement today: The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on torture and other cruel, inhuman or...

Human Rights Council MORNING 29 June 2006 Members Call for Greater Involvement of and Coordination with Office of the High Commissioner and Special Procedures in Work of Council The Human Rights...

29 June 2006 The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Miloon Kothari, and the Secretary...