17 January 2007 Yakin Ertürk, the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, will conduct a fact-finding mission to Algeria from...

16 January 2007 The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, issued the following statement today: “I...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 16 January 2007 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Kenya on how that country is implementing the provisions of...

15 January 2007 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has expressed regret over the execution in Baghdad today of Awad Hamad Al-Bandar and Barzan Ibrahim Al-Hassan, who had...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 15 January 2007 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its forty-fourth session, adopting the agenda and discussing the organisation of work...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 15 January 2007 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Costa Rica on how that country is implementing the provisions of the...

BACKGROUND RELEASE Committee on the Rights of the Child 11 January 2007 Situation of Child Rights in Kenya, Mali, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Suriname, Malaysia and Chile to be Reviewed The Committee...

10 January 2007 Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Leandro Despouy, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, and Manfred...

8 January 2007 The Special Rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, will visit Nigeria from 11 to 18 February 2007, at the invitation of the Government. In order to gather first-hand information, Mr...

3 January 2007 Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, issued the following statement today. Alston is an independent expert appointed by the United...