Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 16 March 2009 Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of the report...

Human Rights Council MORNING 16 March 2009 Hears Address by Foreign Minister of Algeria This morning the Human Rights Council began its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human...

13 March 2009 The United Nations independent expert on internally displaced people, Walter Kalin, called Friday for more attention to be paid to some of the world’s most serious displacement crises...

Human Rights Council MORNING 13 March 2009 The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive discussion on the reports of the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced...

13 March 2009 The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances concluded its 87th session, which was held from 9 to 13 March 2009 at the Office of the United Nations High...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 13 March 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its interactive discussion on the reports of the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally...

13 March 2009 GENEVA (OHCHR) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed her growing alarm Friday at the increasing number of civilians reported killed and injured in the...