Human Rights Committee 7 July 2008 The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its ninety-third session, adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an address by the Deputy High...

7 July 2008 Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished members of the Committee, Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great honor and pleasure to open the 93rd session of the Human Rights Committee, and to welcome...

4 July 2008 Damascus: - - Committee Members express concern about the human rights situation in the Occupied Syrian Golan, restrictions imposed on family visits, treatment of prisoners from the Golan...

2 July 2008 BOGOTA-- The Office in Colombia of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights joins the statement issued by the UN Secretary-General and expresses deep satisfaction for the liberation of...

Human Rights Committee BACKGROUND RELEASE 3 July 2008 Experts to Review Reports of United Kingdom, France, San Marino and Ireland Reports submitted by the Governments of the United Kingdom, France...

3 July 2008 Radhika Coomaraswamy, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, is concerned that future generations are being put at risk in Afghanistan. "Children are...

3 July 2008 GENEVA-- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday expressed concerns about developments in Mongolia, where a four-day state of emergency was...