Committee on the Rights of the Child 30 September 2009 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning reviewed the initial report of Yemen on how that country is implementing the provisions of...

GENEVA (30 September 2009) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Wednesday for an independent inquiry into reports that numerous summary executions and other human rights...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 30 September 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related...

Human Rights Council MORNING 30 September 2009 The Human Rights Council this morning held general debates on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, on human...

Geneva, 29 September 2009 Dear Colleagues, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you to this important discussion on witness protection for successful investigation and...

GENEVA (29 September 2009) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Mr. Vernor Muñoz, will visit Mongolia from 1 to 8 October at the invitation of the Government, the first...

GENEVA (29 September 2009) – The Head of the UN Fact Finding Mission Justice Richard Goldstone urged* the international community to put an end to impunity for violations of international law in...

GENEVA (29 September 2009) --“Restoration of freedom of movement for more than 250,000 internally displaced persons held in closed camps in Northern Sri Lanka is becoming a matter of urgency, and I...

GENEVA (29 September 2009) -- The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 29 September 2009 The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, hearing a presentation by the head of the...