Reporting by Leon Saltiel. At the UN Human Rights Council today, Egypt as chair of the African group led informal consultations on its draft resolution
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, March 11, 2008 — The UN refused to publish a submission by a Geneva non-governmental organization detailing conflict of interest on the
In an address to the UN Human Rights Council, British Foreign Secretary Mark Malloch-Brown strongly spoke of Iran’s “horrendous” human rights violations towards women and
Appearing before the UN Human Rights Council today, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki lashed out at Israel, declared unwavering support for the UN’s plans for
Appearing before the UN Human Rights Council today, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki lashed out at Israel, declared unwavering support for the UN’s plans for
The UN Human Rights Council held an organizational meeting today to plan its main annual session coming up in March. The Council president went over
The UN Human Rights Council held an organizational meeting today to plan its main annual session coming up in March. The Council president went over
The Ad Hoc Committee of the UN Human Rights Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards — a follow-up group to the 2001 Durban conference
In what may be a portent of things to come, Islamic accusations against the West dominated a UN session today dedicated to follow-up of the
The U.S. is up for review this week before the 18-member UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), on February 21 and 22.
Geneva rights group welcomes today’s principled statement by Secretary Rice Geneva, February 14, 2008 — After South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki announced that his country
Responding to a UN Watch protest, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, in an unprecedented move, has backed off from her earlier endorsement of