12 October 2006 The Special Rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, will visit Paraguay from 22 to 29 November 2006, at the invitation of the Government. In order to gather first-hand information, Mr...

HR/06/126 12 October 2006 Much violence against children remains hidden and is often socially approved, according to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children presented...

Human Rights Committee HR/CT/06/11 BACKGROUND RELEASE 12 October 2006 Experts to Review Reports of Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Republic of Korea Reports submitted by the Governments...

HR/06/127 12 October 2006 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, issued the following statement today: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food...

Agenda Item 62: Promotion and protection of the rights of children New York, 11 October 2006 Mr. Chairperson, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, It is a great pleasure to participate in the launch...

By Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 11 October 2006 A veil of silence covers violence against children, yet abuses are so pervasive that no country can ignore them, and...

Agenda Item 63: Promotion and protection of the rights of Children New York, 11 October 2006 Mr. Chairperson, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues from the United Nations system, from...

9 October 2006 The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is urging the Government of Sudan to order an independent investigation into recent militia attacks that may...

9 October 2006 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights paid tribute today to the memory of journalist and human rights defender Anna Politkovskaia, saying her death represented a tremendous...

9 October 2006. The three members of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon, João Clemente Baena Soares (Brazil), Mohamed Chande Othman (Tanzania) and Stelios Perrakis (Greece) concluded their mission...