Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination 7 March 2007 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held a dialogue with the United Nations Expert on Minority Rights...

Summary The present report is submitted in response to resolution 2005/69 of the Commission on Human Rights, which requested the High Commissioner on Human Rights to convene an annual sectoral...

6 March 2007 The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Uganda (OHCHR Uganda) is deeply concerned by the intrusion of armed police personnel and disregard for judicial...

6 March 2007 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today expressed strong concern over the arrest by the security police of at least 31 women activists during a peaceful...

Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination 5 March 2007 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning reviewed its follow-up procedure, hearing a progress report from...

3 March 2007 The panel established to monitor the effect of measures adopted at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South...

1 March 2007 Asma Jahangir, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, issued the statement that follows. Ms. Jahangir is an independent expert appointed by the United Nations Human...

Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2 March 2007 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon heard presentations from Committee Experts on recent progress...

2 March 2007 The newly-created Sub-committee on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment held its first session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 19 to...

2 March 2007 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Leandro Despouy, issued the following statement on 1 March: “The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the...