15 October 2009 BACKGROUND RELEASE The second session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 19 to 23 October 2009. After...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 15 October 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its twelfth Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and East...

15 October 2009 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory (the OPT) remains...

15 October 2009 Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be here and to offer my reflections on the topic of dealing with the past. I will also briefly discuss the work of OHCHR in this...

Human Rights Committee 14 October 2009 The Human Rights Committee has considered the second periodic report of Moldova on measures undertaken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant...

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers 14 October 2009 The Committee on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today held a day of general discussion on the rights of migrant...

14 October 2009 Distinguished Representatives, Dear Colleagues Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to join you in this seminar on the struggle against discrimination. No country is immune from this...

Brussels, 14 October 2009 Chairperson, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honour and an immense pleasure to be here and have this opportunity to exchange views on ways and means of...