Committee on the Rights of the Child 15 September 2008 MORNING The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its forty-ninth session, hearing an address by Navanethem Pillay, High...

15 September 2008 The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions of the United Nations Human Rights Council issued the following statement today: Brazil’s police are...

12 September 2008 Distinguished participants and Excellencies, It is an honour for me to address you on the occasion of SIDA’s Action Plan against gender-based violence (GBV), a subject grossly...

Human Rights Council MORNING 12 September 2008 The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on gender mainstreaming in the work of the Council. Navi Pillay, United Nations High...

13 September 2008 GENEVA -- The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Mr. James Anaya, commemorates the first anniversary of the United...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 12 September 2008 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Sale of Children and Child Prostitution, and International Solidarity The Human Rights...

COMMUNIQUÉ DE BASE Comité des droits de l'enfant 10 septembre 2008 Il examinera des rapports présentés par sept pays: Autriche, Bhoutan, Djibouti, Lituanie, Ouganda, Royaume-Uni et Tanzanie Le Comité...

BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee on the Rights of the Child 10 September 2008 Situation of Child Rights in Austria, Uganda, Djibouti, Lithuania, Bhutan, United Kingdom and Tanzania to be Reviewed The...