PRESS CONFERENCE BY SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE

 

The Special Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council on torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Manfred Nowak, said today he found such abuses widespread in all four countries he visited in the past year -- Paraguay, Nigeria, Togo and Sri Lanka.

PRESS CONFERENCE on human rights in context of counter-terrorism

PRESS CONFERENCE BY nepal special representative

 

PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

This year was a “propitious” year to address past issues, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RIGHT TO FOOD

PRESS CONFERENCE ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY, ARBITRARY EXECUTIONS

PRESS CONFERENCE ON LAUNCH OF REPORT BY UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME,

‘GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK:  ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT’

PRESS CONFERENCE ON UNITED NATIONS BUDGET

 

The Secretary-General’s proposed budget for the 2008-2009 biennium totalled almost $4.2 billion before recosting and almost $4.4 billion when estimated inflation and currency changes were considered for that period, reporters were told at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY special rapporteur on right to health

 

press conference by special envoy for darfur on peace talks in libya