The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for human rights defenders made the following statement in Abuja at the end of her recent visit to Nigeria, Thursday 12 May 2005: At...

31 May 2005 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour expressed serious concern today over the arrest yesterday in Khartoum, Sudan, of the country head of the Dutch section of...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 30 May 2005 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the third periodic report of Costa Rica on how that country is implementing the provisions of...

30 May 2005 The Commission on Human Rights' Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, will visit Nigeria from 27 June to 8 July. The Special Rapporteur will...

27 May 2005 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will visit Canada from 1 to 15 June 2005 at the invitation of the Government. The Group will hold interviews with detainees in...

27 May 2005 Increased country engagement and a firmer leadership role in human rights are some of the recommendations made by the United Nations human rights office as part of a bold reform plan aimed...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 27 May 2005 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the third periodic report of Nicaragua on that country's efforts to implement the provisions...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 26 May 2005 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Mongolia on that country’s efforts to implement the provisions...