Following the very limited reforms achieved at last year’s Commission on Human Rights, this week in Geneva, country representatives are again trying to reform the
November 29 will mark the 22nd annual UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, to be observed with concurrent UN ceremonies in Geneva,
Though Kofi Annan still has over two years to go as United Nations Secretary-General, talk about a possible second term for Annan has already begun.
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has ordered the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to revisit its recommendation that Christian Solidarity International have its status revoked.
In its final week, the 1999 UN Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution on the right to democracy. The international community has affirmed for
On the final day of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Mary Robinson, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, criticized NATO’s use of force
Last Friday, 22 members of the Commission on Human Rights passed a no-action motion, blocking a US-backed resolution on the situation of human rights in
This year’s UN Commission on Human Rights is more than halfway finished. Structural problems and political gamesmanship may preclude the Commission from really fulfilling its
The 55th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights opened in Geneva on Monday with the election of Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson as Chairman.
The 55th session of the annual United Nations Commission on Human Rights will take place in Geneva from March 22 – April 30. The Commission
Late last year, the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda placed a temporary moratorium on hiring any more court-appointed French and Canadian defense lawyers. At
Amnesty International’s report to the upcoming UN Commission on Human Rights calls on the Commission to give priority attention to countries where human rights abuses