Committee on the Rights of the Child 17 May 2005 Hears Address by Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights; Begins Consideration of Report of Saint Lucia The Committee on the Rights of the Child...

NEW YORK, 16 May 2005 Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to be with you on the occasion of the fourth annual session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, together with such a...

Committee against Torture AFTERNOON 13 May 2005 The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Bahrain to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 13 May 2005 PROVISIONAL ROUND-UP Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway The Committee on...

Committee against Torture MORNING 13 May 2005 The Committee against Torture this morning adopted guidelines on the form and content of initial reports submitted by States parties to the Committee on...

Committee against Torture MORNING 12 May 2005 The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Bahrain on the efforts of that country to give effect to the...

Committee against Torture AFTERNOON 12 May 2005 The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Uganda to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country...

12 May 2005 The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, will visit Mongolia from 4...

12 May 2005 The following is the statement delivered today by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief of the Commission on Human Rights, Asma Jahangir, at a news briefing in Colombo...