The UN Human Rights Council concluded its final session of 2007 by abolishing a group of experts who had reported on Sudan’s massive human rights
Testimony at the UN Speech before UN Human Rights Council resumed 6th Session 14 December 2007 Delivered by Toby Frankestein, UN Watch Fellow Thank you, Mr.
There was debate today in wake of yesterday’s presentation by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, who
On Thursday the Human Rights Council began the process of reviewing the mandates of UN experts (also called “Special Rapporteurs” in UN parlance) who report
Palestinian representative Mohammad Abu-Koash compared Israelis to racist Nazi murderers during a UN Human Rights Council debate last Wednesday, December 12, 2007. The 47-nation council
Testimony at the UN Speech before UN Human Rights Council resumed 6th Session 12 December 2007 Delivered by Ophélie Namiech, UN Watch Legacy Heritage Fellow _______________
“We do not need more reports. We need action.” Click for Video Geneva, Dec. 12, 2007 — UN experts reported yesterday to the Human Rights Council
UN High Commissioner for Human Right Louise Arbour reported on her activities since the last Council meeting in September. Ms. Arbour’s remarks covered Sri Lanka,
UN High Commissioner for Human Right Louise Arbour reported on her activities since the last Council meeting in September. Ms. Arbour’s remarks covered Sri Lanka,
Today the UN Human Rights Council celebrated the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as it opened a one-week
The following op-ed appeared in today’s Sunday Times of South Africa. South Africa at the UN: Your Freedom and Mine Hillel Neuer At the United Nations recently,
The UN Security Council heard a briefing from Luis Moreno Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on the ongoing investigations into crimes in