Human Rights Council Advisory Committee ROUNDUP 30 January 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon concluded...

Bujumbura, 30 January 2009 – “Burundi needs an Independent National Human Rights Commission”, said Akich Okola, Independent Expert of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in...

30 January 2009 The following statement on the latest in a series of forced evictions in Cambodia was issued today by the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik. “More than 130...

Committee on the Rights of the Child ROUNDUP 30 January 2009 Issues Conclusions on Reports of Malawi, Chad, Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic People's Republic...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee 30 January 2009 Committee Also Adopts Report to Human Rights Council and Concludes Second Session The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today adopted...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 29 January 2009 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women today considered the combined second to fifth periodic report...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee AFTERNOON 29 January 2009 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon was briefed on the work of the Social Forum, the Forum on Minority Issues...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 29 January 2009 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its fifth informal meeting with States parties to the International Covenant on the...