14 October 2005 The Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Doudou Diène, will...

13 October 2005 SOUTH ASIA TREMOR MUST REINFORCE RESOLVE TO WORK TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE HOUSING STANDARDS, RIGHTS EXPERT SAYS The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on...

Human Rights Committee BACKGROUND RELEASE 13 October 2005 Experts to Review Reports of Canada, Paraguay, Italy and Brazil Reports submitted by the Governments of Canada, Paraguay, Italy and Brazil on...

12 October 2005 The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Dr. Jorge Bustamante, is deeply concerned over recent reports of deaths of migrants of sub-Saharan origin on the border between...

11 October 2005 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders issued the following statement today in Jerusalem: I have just concluded my official...

6 October 2005 The Chairman of the sixty-first session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Makarim Wibisono, today announced the appointment of José Luis Gómez del Prado to serve as...

POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND VIOLENCE Geneva, 4 October 2005 Monsieur le Vice-Président du conseil exécutif de l’OMCT, Monsieur le Maire, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to...

4 October 2005 The following statement was issued by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Miloon Kothari, on the occasion of World Habitat Day...

4 October 2005 Vernor Muñoz, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to education, has concluded a mission to Botswana that lasted from 26 September to 4 October. The mission...