Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 17 June 2009 Council Creates Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Provide a Communications Procedure The Human Rights...

Human Rights Council MORNING 17 June 2009 Council Concludes General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination, Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights...

Human Rights Council MORNING 16 June 2009 The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories. Israel, speaking...

16 June 2009 GENEVA – Five independent United Nations human rights experts* on Tuesday urged the authorities of Myanmar to ensure that the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 16 June 2009 Council Holds General Debate on Follow-up and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action; Vice President of Nigeria Addresses the Council...

16 June 2009 The Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Professor James Anaya, will visit Peru from 17 to 19 June 2009. The purpose of...

Current Challenges to the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Distinguished Representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to join you in the celebration of the 200 year anniversary of the...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 16 June 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination...