19 September 2007 The UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Paul Hunt, today launched for public...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 18 September 2007 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Lithuania on how that country is implementing the provisions of the...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 18 September 2007 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Croatia on how that country is implementing the provisions of the...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 17 September 2007 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its forty-sixth session and adopted its agenda. Ibrahim Salama, a representative of...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 17 September 2007 The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations of the report of the Secretary-General on human rights and unilateral coercive measures...

The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Dr Ghanim Alnajjar, issued the following statement today: Geneva, 17 September 2007: The Independent Expert on the situation of...

17 September 2007 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Doudou Diène, will visit Lithuania from 16 to 19...

Human Rights Council MORNING 17 September 2007 The Human Rights Council this morning reviewed the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and the Working Group on arbitrary...

Geneva, 14 September 2007: The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Dr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen, issued the following statement on the...

14 September 2007 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said today she is very concerned over the reimposition of a state of emergency in Fiji last week. Under accepted rules...