Geneva, 2 July 2007, - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, will visit Israel...

2 juillet 2007 Le Représentant du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour les droits de l'homme des personnes déplacées dans leur propre pays, M. Walter Kälin, a fait aujourd'hui la déclaration...

July 2, 2007 The Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Walter Kälin, made the following statement at the close of his visit...

2 July 2007 Prof. Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, will conduct an official visit to Ghana, at...

Geneva, 2 July 2007: The Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) has announced the initial phase of its visits programme for 2007...

The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sixty years ago ushered in an era of prolific standard-setting in the field of international human rights law. As of 2007, universal human...

The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sixty years ago ushered in an era of prolific standard-setting in the field of international human rights law. As of 2007, universal human...

This Handbook presents practical guidance for officials working on housing and property restitution questions on how to most effectively promote the right of refugees and internally displaced persons...

30 April 2003 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, is appalled by the latest suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, which resulted in three people being killed and some...