Following his mission to Equatorial Guinea from 9 – 18 November 2008, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, issued the...

Committee against Torture 18 November 2008 The Committee Against Torture this afternoon held its third meeting with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and discussed areas of collaboration...

GENEVA -- “Access to improved sanitation is a matter of human rights—it is a matter of human dignity,” said the UN Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations attached to access to...

18 November 2008 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called today for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza. “By function of this blockade, 1.5 million Palestinian...

GENEVA -- Five United Nations experts* strongly condemned severe convictions and the unfair trials of prisoners of conscience in Myanmar. Following one year of arbitrary detention, dozens of...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 17 November 2008 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held a General Discussion on a draft general comment concerning...

Committee against Torture 14 November 2008 The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Kenya to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on...