Guatemala City, 25 September 2006 -- The following is the text of the statement to the press issued by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances of the Council on Human Rights. The...

25 September 2006 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is urging the leaders of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) in Thailand to ensure...

Human Rights Council HR/HRC/06/44 MORNING 22 September 2006 Concludes Debate on Reports on Incitement to Racial and Religious Hatred and Promotion of Tolerance The Human Rights Council this morning...

Committee on the Rights HR/CRC/06/51 of the Child 22 September 2006 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the third periodic report of Jordan on how that country is implementing the...

20 September 2006 Mr Chairperson, Distinguished Members and Observers of the Council, Impunity and lack of awareness regarding the seriousness of torture Since I assumed the mandate almost two years...

Human Rights Council HR/HRC/06/45 AFTERNOON 22 September 2006 Special Rapporteur on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography Presents Report The Human Rights Council this afternoon...

Human Rights Council HR/HRC/06/42 MORNING 21 September 2006 Concludes Discussion on Torture, Arbitrary Detention and Independence of Lawyers and Judges The Human Rights Council this morning heard...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 21 September 2006 Holds Debate on Reports on Incitement to Racial and Religious Hatred and the Promotion of Tolerance The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed a...

Human Rights Council MORNING 20 September 2006 Concludes Discussion on Extrajudicial Executions and Internally Displaced Persons The Human Rights Council this morning heard presentations by the...