6 October 2008 The Human Rights Council’s Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples concluded its first session in Geneva on Friday, 3 October after adopting a number of proposals to the...

6 October 2008 The following statement was issued in Geneva by the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, on the occasion of World Habitat Day . “Can we...

6 October 2008 Excellencies, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to address the second preparatory committee of the review conference against racism, racial...

6 October 2008 GENEVA (OHCHR) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday said that “racism, xenophobia, discrimination and intolerance are problems that occur shamefully on a daily...

4 October 2008 TBILISI – The Representative of the Secretary General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Walter Kälin, at the end of a visit to Georgia on Saturday, expressed grave...

4 October 2008 Three experts of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Ms. Dubravka Simonovic (Chairperson), Ms. Françoise Gaspard (Vice-Chairperson)...

Committee on the Rights of the Child ROUNDUP 3 October 2008 Issues Conclusions on Reports of Austria, Uganda, Djibouti, Lithuania, Bhutan, United Kingdom and Tanzania The Committee on the Rights of...

Mr. President of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Distinguished Experts, Ladies and Gentleman, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you on the occasion of the expert seminar on the links...

1 October 2008 GENEVA-- In March 2008, the Human Rights Council, with resolution 7/12, decided to continue the mandate of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances for a period of...

Palais des Nations, Room XIX Geneva, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Your Excellency, Ambassador Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council, Distinguished experts, Ladies and gentlemen...