Human Rights Council MORNING 7 March 2008 High Commissioner Says She Will Not Seek a Second Term in Office United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today presented her annual...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ROUNDUP 7 March 2008 Issues Concluding Observations on the Reports of Fiji, Italy, the United States, Belgium, Nicaragua, Moldova and the...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 7 March 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES INTERACTIVE DEBATE WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON REPORT OF HER OFFICE The Human Rights Council today concluded its...

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the High Commissioner, I take this opportunity to highlight some of the reports that...

7 March 2008 A short while ago, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour confirmed to the states attending the Human Rights Council here in Geneva that she will not be seeking a second...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 6 March 2008 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution in which it called for the immediate cessation of all Israeli military attacks throughout the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 6 March 2008 Concludes General Segment The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab...

The Special Rapporteur on the right to food to the Human Rights Council, Jean Ziegler, issued the following statement today: Geneva, 6 March 2008: -- I am deeply concerned about information I continue...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 5 March 2008 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate, speaking about different topics, including the situation in the Occupied Palestinian...

Human Rights Council MORNING 5 March 2008 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment after hearing from 11 dignitaries, who raised issues including the upcoming Universal...