31 October 2005 The following statement was issued today by the following five independent experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights who are undertaking a joint study on the situation...

The Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Juan Miguel Petit, will visit Albania from 31 October to 7...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to make a small contribution to this important discussion. Let me start with two assertions. First, in conflict situations, security is...

The Human Rights Committee has considered the second periodic report of Brazil on how that State party is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...

Wednesday, 26 October 2005 Chairperson, Distinguished Representatives and Observers, This is the first time I am presenting my report to the General Assembly as UN Special Rapporteur on Torture since...

The following statement was issued today Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; Martin Scheinin, the Independent Expert on the protection of human...