Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to welcome all participants to this very important seminar. I am particularly pleased to be here since this is the first global human rights seminar in this region...

14 September 2004 Secretary-General Kofi Annan has tasked Diane Orentlicher, a professor at American University’s Washington College of Law, with updating the United Nations Set of Principles for the...

13 September 2004 The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on torture made the following statement today: The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on torture, Theo van...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 13 September 2004 Hears Statement by Chief of Treaty and Commission Branch of Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights; Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The...

General information The twenty-third meeting of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights will take place on 9 September 2004 at United Nations Headquarters, New York...

8 September 2004 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will open its 40th session on Monday 13 September 2004 in Geneva. The Working Group, established in 1991, investigates...

8 September 2004 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour will make an official visit to the Republic of Korea from 13 to 17 September. In Seoul, Mrs. Arbour will meet Prime...

8 September 2004 Reports from Brazil, Botswana, Croatia, Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Antigua and Barbuda to be Considered The Committee on the Rights of the Child will meet at...

8 September 2004 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour will make an official visit to the Republic of Korea from 13 to 17 September. In Seoul, Mrs. Arbour will meet Prime...

7 September 2004 The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on the right to education of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Vernor Muñoz Villalobos: In my capacity...