4 June 2008 Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, On 13 March 1985, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights decided to appoint for one year a special...

Rome, 4 June 2008 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for inviting me to this High-Level Conference on World Food Security and congratulate the organizers and sponsors for...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 4 June 2008 Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to...

Human Rights Council MORNING 4 June 2008 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Right to Education, Human Rights and Extreme Poverty, and Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights...

June 4, 2008 The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Mr. James Anaya, expresses his concern about recent acts of...

4 June 2008 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Wednesday told world leaders and other high-level delegates attending the Conference on World Food Security in Rome that human rights...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 3 June 2008 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Independence of Judges, Internally Displaced Persons and Extrajudicial Killings The Human Rights Council this afternoon...

Geneva, 3 June 2008 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I take the floor to describe briefly four reports that are before you, as well...