SG/07/1 12 March 2007 Following is the video message of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the opening of the fourth session of the Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations today:...

HR/07/37 12 March 2007 Ambeyi Ligabo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, issued the following statement today: “The kidnapping of Italian journalist Daniele...

HR/07/35 12 March 2007 The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, issued the following statement on 9 March in Abuja: The Special...

Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination 9 March 2007 ROUNDUP Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Canada, Israel, India, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Antigua...

Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 9 March 2007 The Human Rights Council will hold its fourth session from 12 to 30 March at the Palais des Nations to debate the promotion and protection of human...

Madrid, 8 March 2007 Your Majesty, First-Vice-President Fernández de la Vega, President Johnson Sirleaf, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am indeed honoured to address the Second Summit of Women for a Better...

The Hague, March 8 2007 Dear Friends, I am both grateful and honoured to share this occasion with you. Cynics, and a few miserable souls who don’t readily rejoice in the accomplishments of others, are...

7 March 2007 On the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March), the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, Prof...

7 March 2007 Message of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2007: I am honoured to convey this International Women’s...