Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 8 August 2008 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the fifteenth to seventeenth periodic reports of Austria...

8 August 2008 Geneva: - - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Mr. James Anaya, expresses concern about information...

Abidjan, 8 August 2008 Mr. Okechukwu Ibeanu, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products...

Abidjan, 8 August 2008 Mr. Okechukwu Ibeanu, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products...

PRESS BRIEFING NOTES Spokesperson: Rupert Colville 8 August 2008 (1) Execution of Mexican national in United States The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has serious concerns about the...

8 August 2008 The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today expressed alarm about the escalation of the conflict in South Ossetia, Georgia, which has reportedly led to an...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee MORNING 8 August 2008 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning held an interactive dialogue with an Expert from the United Nations Conference on...

Yangon, 7 August 2008: - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, completed his visit to Myanmar today. At the end of the four-day...