30 September 2008 GENEVA – The Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Mr. Walter Kälin, is visiting Georgia from 1 to 4 October at the invitation...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 29 September 2008 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Tanzania on how that country is implementing the provisions of the...

29 September 2008 The Human Rights Council's Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will hold its first meeting in Geneva from 1 to 3 October at the Palais des Nations. The Expert...

26 September 2008 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will visit Colombia from 1 to 10 October 2008 at the invitation of the Government. The Group will hold interviews with...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 24 September 2008 Council Concludes Ninth Regular Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted five texts before concluding its ninth regular session. The...

Human Rights Council MORNING 24 September 2008 Council Appoints Four Special Procedure Mandate Holders, Extends Mandates of Five Special Procedures The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 16...

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 24 September 2008 Adopts 24 Texts, Appoints Four New Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Extends Mandates of Seven Special Procedures The Human Rights Council closed its...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 24 September 2008 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of the United Kingdom on how that country is implementing the...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 24 September 2008 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning completed its review, begun yesterday morning, of the second periodic report of the United...