Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 6 December 2007 The Human Rights Council will hold the second part of its sixth session from 10 to 14 December at the Palais des Nations to discuss issues...

6 December 2007 The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Mr. Ambeyi Ligabo, released the following statement at the conclusion of his visit to Honduras, which took...

6 December 2007 It’s a great pleasure for me to be here on the occasion of the Council of Europe’s conference on support services for women victims of violence. The timing of the conference is...

Rio de Janeiro, 5 December 2007 - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, concluded today a three-day visit to Brazil, following an invitation by the Government. This...

Delivered at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, 5 December 2007 My discussion illustrates how poverty is frequently both a cause and a consequence of human rights violations. I...

A year-long campaign will be launched today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which falls on December 10, 2008. This campaign will engage the whole UN...

Geneva 3 December 2007: - - The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded its 50th session, which was held from 21 to 30 November 2007 at the United Nations Office in Geneva...

The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, issued the following statement today: Geneva, 3 December...