16 April 2004 Debate Continues on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights The Commission on Human Rights adopted six measures this afternoon on economic, social and cultural rights, ranging from...

16 April 2004 Extends Mandates of Special Rapporteur on Illicit Dumping, Independent Expert on Extreme Poverty; Recommends Consideration of Thematic Procedure on Cultural Rights The Commission on...

test Commission on Human Rights AFTERNOON 15 April 2004 Approves Special Rapporteurs for Belarus and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Rejects Draft Resolutions on Chechnya, Zimbabwe and China...

test 15 April 2004 ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OPENS PHOTO EXHIBIT ON AFGHAN WOMEN Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharan opened an exhibition of...

Commission on Human Rights AFTERNOON 14 April 2004 Commission Hears of Activities of National Human Rights Institutions The Chairman of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit, presenting this...

Commission on Human Rights MORNING 15 April 2004 Special Representative of Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders Presents Report The Commission on Human Rights this morning adopted by roll-call...

14 April 2004 The following statement was issued today by three fact-finding experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights: We are deeply concerned over the situation of Tenzin Deleg...

Commission on Human Rights MORNING 14 April 2004 Commission Starts Debate on Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms; Finalizes Election of Sub-Commission Experts The Commission on Human...

Commission on Human Rights AFTERNOON 13 April 2004 Some Reduction in Violence, but Human Rights Violations Continue, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Says The Commission on Human Rights...

WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL 2004 Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Members of the Commission, I should like to thank the Joint Inspection Unit for its Management Review of OHCHR and also to thank its Chairperson for...