NEW YORK (26 October 2010) – Numerous human rights violations result from the overly punitive approach adopted by the international drug control regime, with an almost exclusive focus on the use of...

Summary The present study is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 12/27, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to prepare an analytical study on the steps taken to...

ROUNDUP RELEASE 8 October 2010 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its fourth session, which was primarily devoted to the discussion of its procedures and...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 7 October 2010 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a Day of General Discussion on Article 9 of the Convention on...

4 October 2010 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning opened its fourth session, hearing an introductory statement by Ibrahim Wani, Chief of the Africa Branch at the...

Geneva, 13 August 2003 South Asia Court of Women on the Violence of Trafficking and HIV/AIDS Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 11-13, 2003 The following statement was issued today by Bertrand Ramcharan...

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 55th session 4 August 2003 Afternoon The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights this afternoon continued its...