30 May 2008 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mr. Doudou Diène, released the following statement today:...

30 May 2008 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mr. Doudou Diène, released the following statement today:...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 30 May 2008 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon considered the initial report of the Philippines on the implementation of the Optional Protocol...

Russian Version 29 May 2008 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Mr. Leandro Despouy, issued the following statement today, which includes his preliminary...

9 May 2008 MONROVIA – Today I have concluded my visit to Liberia, which provided me with the opportunity to see progress made in the peace consolidation process, including in the field of human rights...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 29 May 2008 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Sierra Leone on the implementation of the provisions of the...

Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 29 May 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD EIGHTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 2 TO 18 JUNE Council to Consider Outcome of Universal Periodic Review’s Working Group The...

28 May 2008 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour expressed her profound disappointment at the extension on 27 May of the detention under house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu...

28 May 2008 GENEVA—The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said Wednesday she was shocked by the news that several more bodies of murdered political activists have been found in...