Human Rights Council MORNING 27 May 2009 Divisions Remain on Approach to Take in Dealing with the Issue The Human Rights Council this morning continued its eleventh Special Session on the situation of...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 27 May 2009 The eleventh Special Session of the Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka concluded this afternoon after adopting a resolution on assistance to Sri Lanka in the...

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP RELEASE 27 May 2009 The Human Rights Council concluded its eleventh Special Session today after adopting a resolution on assistance to Sri Lanka in the promotion and...

26 May 2009 I regret that I am not able to attend in person the Human Rights Council special session on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. It is appropriate that the Human Rights Council, as the...

26 May 2009 Mr. President, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Coordination Committee of Special Procedures has asked me to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Special...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 26 May 2009 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined third and fourth periodic report of France on how that country is implementing the...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 26 May 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its eleventh Special Session on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka. High Commissioner for Human Rights...

As we meet here today in a Special Session on the Human Rights Situation in Sri Lanka, once again the Human Rights Council signals its readiness to contribute to promoting and protecting human rights...

26 May 2009 The Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya, is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 21 May to 3 June. The purpose of the...