22 June 2006 The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Mr Leandro Despouy, today strongly condemns the assassination of a legal member of the defense team of Saddam Hussein and...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 21 June 2006 Hears Statements from National Delegations and Specialized Agencies The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general segment, hearing a series of...

21 June 2006 Ms. Gay McDougall, the United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues, will undertake a country visit to Hungary from 26 June until 3 July 2006 to consult on issues related to her...

21 June 2006 Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Professor John Dugard Universities of Leiden (Netherlands) and Pretoria (South Africa) I visited...

21 June 2006 On 21 June 2006, Prof. Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences issued the following press...