30 November 2006 The following is the statement of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2006, which is commemorated on 1 December: “Keep...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 30 November 2006 President Says He Has Received a Request for a Special Session On Human Rights Situation In Darfur The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its...

Human Rights Council MORNING 30 November 2006 The Human Rights Council this morning began its discussion of the methods of work and future agenda of the Council, hearing speeches from delegations...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 29 November 2006 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights; Hears Statement from Foreign Minister of Maldives The Human Rights Council this...

29 November 2006 Following is the statement delivered by Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the opening of the third session of the Human Rights Council: “I am very...

Human Rights Council 29 November 2006 The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ambassador Luis Alfonso De Alba, today announced that the High-Level Fact-Finding Mission the Council...

Human Rights Council MORNING 29 November 2006 Council Hears Message from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan; High Commissioner for Human Rights Reports on Her Recent Missions The Human Rights Council...

29 November 2006 The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, issued the following statement today in Asunción: The Special...

Human Rights Commission ROUNDUP 29 November 2006 In Presidential Statement, Council Postpones Twenty Draft Texts for Consideration at Later Sessions The Human Rights Council today concluded its second...