Human Rights Committee 23 July 2009 This afternoon the Human Rights Committee met with States Parties, holding an interactive dialogue on the Committee’s working methods and possibilities for...

22 July 2009 NEW YORK / GENEVA – “This week an extremely important discussion is going on within the United Nations about the concept of 'the responsibility to protect' – the responsibility of...

GENEVA -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday welcomed the endorsement by ASEAN Foreign Ministers of the terms of reference for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on...

GENEVA – Seven UN human rights experts* reiterate their request to the Russian authorities to extend an invitation to visit the country to assist the authorities in conducting an independent...

Human Rights Committee 17 July 2009 The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Chad on measures undertaken to implement the provisions of the...

17 July 2009 KAMPALA – “I am impressed by the progress made in addressing the displacement situation in Northern Uganda, where almost 80% of the formerly 1.8 Million internally displaced persons have...