19 June 2006 Hears Statements from Ministers and Other Dignitaries from 21 Countries The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded the first day of its high-level segment, hearing from Ministers...

Geneva, 19 June 2006. The new United Nations Human Rights Council held its inaugural session today, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan calling for “a clean break from the past” and a “new era” as the...

19 June 2006 Speakers Hope Council Will Uphold and Protect Human Rights in Spirit of Cooperation The Human Rights Council this morning opened its first session, hearing from the President of the...

19 June 2006 Following is the address by Louise Arbour, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which she delivered at the opening of the first session of the Human Rights Council which...

Human Rights Council BACKGROUND RELEASE 16 June 2006 The first session of the Human Rights Council, which the President of the General Assembly Jan Eliasson says will herald a new beginning for the...

15 June 2006 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour condemned today's attack on a civilian bus in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which reportedly killed 62 civilians and injured...

15/06/2006 The first meeting of the newly established Human Rights Council opens in Geneva on Monday, 19 June, marking a new beginning for United Nations efforts to promote and protect fundamental...

14 June 2006 The following statement was issued by three independent United Nations human rights experts: “The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Leandro Despouy, the...