Human Rights Council ROUND-UP 30 March 2007 Adopts Ten Resolutions and Four Decisions, Including on Follow-up to Missions to Darfur and Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council this...

30 March 2007 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven resolutions and two decisions, including a text on Darfur in which it expressed its deep concern regarding the seriousness of the...

30 March 2007 The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Walter Kälin, will undertake an official visit to the Republic of...

30 March 2007 The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Ghanim Alnajjar, issued the following statement today: "Fierce fighting has once again erupted in the city of...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 29 March 2007 The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the death penalty, institution building and other issues. Under its segment on “other issues including...

Human Rights Council Morning 29 March 2007 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, Right to Health and Human Rights Defenders The Human Rights Council this...

Human Rights Council MORNING 28 March 2007 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue on the reports of Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and...

28 March 2007 The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions issued the following statement today: “The execution of juveniles in Iran is completely unacceptable”, says...

28 March 2007 The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions issued the following statement today: “Murders are always tragic, but when journalists are being murdered to...