The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, has appointed as Senior Advisor an individual who has compared Israel’s policies to those of the Nazis.
Palestinian Observer to the UN in New York, Nasser al-Kidwa, has called for the admission of “Palestine” as a full Member State of the UN
The Human Rights Committee opened its latest session in Geneva this week. The Committee has an important task ahead, yet it faces institutional problems common
This week, 107 States gathered in Warsaw for the first Community of Democracies meeting. This meeting has borrowed what is good from the UN’s approach
The United Nations has been a major player in the global drive for equality of the sexes. How has the world body fared in promoting
A Special Session of the General Assembly will take place in Geneva from June 26-30. The GA Special Session is a five year follow-up to
The Commission on Human Rights has just wrapped up its largely business-as-usual session, though there were some interesting developments. Analysis: The Commission adopted resolutions on
With only two weeks left of this year’s Commission on Human Rights, time is running out to address fundamental problems in the mandate of at
Within days, the UN Commission on Human Rights will begin its annual six week session in Geneva. Analysis: Of the 188 UN member states, 53 are
The Working Group on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Mechanisms of the UN Commission on Human Rights has just wrapped up its final session in
Recently, the UN listed 45 states that have temporarily lost their right to vote in the General Assembly because they owe more than two years’
Opinion abounds on whether the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) should investigate NATO’s conduct in the air war against Serbia. Analysis: The