28 December 2004 The following statement was issued today by Walter Kälin, Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons: "The Representative of the...

24 December 2004 Prof. Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights today issued the following statement...

23 December 2004 Two independent human rights bodies have found violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel...

17 December 2004 The Chairperson of the Committee on Migrant Workers, Prasad Kariyawasam, made the following statement today on the occasion of International Migrants Day: Fourteen years ago, the...

17 December 2004 The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Leandro Despouy, expresses his satisfaction at the decision of...

15 December 2004 Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights will visit the Russian Federation from 17...

15 December 2004 Three leading international mechanisms for the defense of freedom of expression have called for urgent steps to improve the public’s access to information. In a joint statement...