Human Rights Council MORNING 25 September 2007 Also Takes Up Follow-up to and Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the review...

25 September 2007 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, Hina Jilani, issued the following statement on her preliminary findings of her...

Geneva, 25 September 2007: The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries expresses its concern over the indiscriminate shooting in a populated neighborhood of Baghdad, on 16 September...

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms Hina Jilani, issued the following statement, on 19 September 2007 in Belgrade, on her preliminary...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 24 September 2007 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require its attention. Delegations and non...

Geneva, 24 September 2007: The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the right to education, Vernor Muñoz, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina at the invitation of the...

24 September 2007 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Bulgaria on how that country is implementing the provisions of the two Optional Protocols to the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 24 September 2007 Group of Experts on Darfur Presents Interim Report The Human Rights Council this morning opened its general debate on human rights situations that...

Geneva, 24 September 2007: The Group of Experts on Darfur today presented an interim report to the Human Rights Council on the progress achieved by the Government of Sudan in response to the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 21 September 2007 The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its panel discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in its work programme. The panellists...