NEW YORK, 10 November 2003 Mr. Chairman, distinguished delegates of the Third Committee, ladies and gentlemen I have the honour to present to you today the annual report of the United Nations High...

Let me begin by thanking President Carter, and the staff of the Carter Centre, for bringing us all together here in Atlanta, and for this valuable opportunity to meet and discuss. I have come to...

11 NOVEMBER 2003 Madam Chair, Distinguished Representatives and Observers, I. The absolute prohibition of torture; erosion of a consensus? At the outset of my presentation I wish to share with you my...

7 November 2003 Prof. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation in Myanmar, completes his six-day visit to Myanmar on 8 November. This visit, which...

10 November 2003 The Committee against Torture opened this morning its thirty-first session by hearing an address from Jane Connors, a Representative of the Secretary-General, and adopting its agenda...

Experts Scheduled to Consider Reports From Colombia, Morocco, Latvia, Lithuania, Yemen and Cameroon 6 November 2003 The Committee against Torture will meet at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 10...

AT CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACADEMY AND COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, FRIDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2003 Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction: The challenges ahead...