Human Rights Council 22 June 2007 Hears from Chairperson of Meeting of Special Procedures, Announces Preparatory Committee for Durban Review Conference to be Postponed The Human Rights Council today...

Human Rights Council MORNING 20 June 2007 Concludes Discussion on President’s Text on Institution Building in the Council The Human Rights Council this morning adopted by consensus three resolutions...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 20 June 2007 Council Adopts Report of Fifth Session United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour told the Human Rights Council this afternoon that she...

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 19 June 2007 The Human Rights Council concluded its fifth session at midnight on 18 June after adopting a Presidential text on the institution building of the Council. In...

Human Rights Council 19 June 2007 Elects New President and Bureau Members The Human Rights Council this afternoon elected the new President and officers of the Bureau of the Council for its second...

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AFTERNOON 18 June 2007 The President of the Human Rights Council announced today that agreement had been reached on a final text which encompassed all institutional arrangements...

Human Rights Council MORNING 18 June 2007 Patricia Espinosa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, today encouraged the Human Rights Council to crown the year’s intense work by reaching an...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 13 June 2007 Discusses Reports on Right to Truth and Human Rights and Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality The Human Rights Council discussed the report of the expert group...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 13 June 2007 President Introduces Presidential Text on Institution-Building The Council this afternoon heard a presentation by Council President Luis Alfonso de Alba of...

13 June 2007 Group Welcomes Commitment Made by Government of Sudan to Improve Conditions in Darfur A group of United Nations human rights experts appointed by the Human Rights Council to address the...