Geneva, 24 April 2009 Thank you for coming today. I don’t know whether you take a lunch hour but you’re here more or less lunchtime. And I want to thank you for following this conference so...

24 April 2009 Ms. Asma Jahangir, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures We, the Special Procedures mandate holders of the United Nations Human Rights Council, take this opportunity...

Durban Review Conference ROUNDUP RELEASE 24 April 2009 The Durban Review Conference today concluded its five-day session, having adopted by acclamation an outcome document in which it emphasised the...

24 April 2009 The Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, issued the following statement on the occasion of the opening today in Brussels of the Donors Conference...

Durban Review Conference MORNING 24 April 2009 The Durban Review Conference this morning heard from dozens of non-governmental organizations speaking on issues arising from the objectives of the...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers 24 April 2009 The Committee on Migrant Workers this morning heard the response of Bosnia and Herzegovina to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial...

Committee against Torture BACKGROUND RELEASE 23 April 2009 Experts to Consider Reports of Chad, Chile, Honduras, Israel, New Zealand, Nicaragua and Philippines The Committee against Torture will meet...

23 April 2009 GENEVA -- The High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, in her capacity as Secretary-General of the Durban Review conference, has today taken the following action as a result of...