Ashgabat, 2 May 2007: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, will undertake an official visit to Turkmenistan on 3-5 May 2007, the last leg of a four-country tour to...

Committee against Torture 2 May 2007 The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Denmark on the efforts of that country to give effect to the...

2 May 2007 The following statement was released today at a news conference in Oslo by Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and by Manuela Carmena...

1 May 2007 The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Mr. Ghanim Alnajjar; the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr. Philip Alston; the...

1 May 2007 The following is the message of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May: World Press Freedom Day is an occasion to...

30 June 2003 JOINT UNAIDS and OHCHR Discussion on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Opening remarks Bertrand Ramcharan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights I would like to thank our colleagues at UNAIDS...

30 June 2003 The following is the address given Monday morning, 30 June, by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening meeting of the 2003 substantive session of the Economic and...

30.06.03 Four Ministerial Round Table Discussions Held to Discuss Integrated Rural Development Strategies The Economic and Social Council this afternoon started its high-level segment on the promotion...