Committee against Torture 9 November 2007 The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Latvia to questions raised by Committee Experts on the second periodic report of that...

8 November 2007 Ms. Gay J. McDougall, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, issued the following statement today: “Further to the concerns expressed to the Government of Pakistan...

8 November 2007 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said today she was following with concern developments in Georgia, where a state of emergency has been imposed. The High...

Committee against Torture 8 November 2007 The Committee against Torture this afternoon began its consideration of the second periodic report of Latvia on the efforts of that country to give effect to...

Dili: 8 November, 2007 - A human rights report released today found that the citizens of Timor-Leste enjoy a range of human rights including freedom of speech, freedom to criticise the government...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 8 November 2007 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fifth periodic report of Ukraine on how that country is...

7 November 2007 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour strongly condemned the bombing yesterday in Baghlan, northern Afghanistan, that left at least 41 people dead, including...

Geneva, 6 November 2007: A number of private security companies operating in zones of armed conflict are engaging in new forms of mercenarism, the United Nations Working Group on the use of...

6 November 2007 The Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Juan Miguel Petit, issued the following statement on 6 November 2007: “I am concerned by the...

Strasbourg, 6 November 2007 – Committed, vigorous and concerted national action is essential to ensure proper integration and implementation of human rights education in the school system...