Human rights

United Nations to hold series of seminars

on theme of ‘unlearning intolerance’

First Session –- on Confronting Anti-Semitism -- to Be Opened by Secretary-General

BOARD OF VOLUNTARY FUND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TECHNICAL COOPERATION

TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 8 TO 11 JUNE

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 4 June (UN Information Service) -- Helping countries that want to help themselves:  that is the goal of the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, which will meet in Geneva from 8 to 11 June 2004.

Round-up of Session                                        

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION

Expert on HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR ‘DISAPPOINTED’ WITH GOVERNMENT’S COOPERATION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 1 June (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on the situation in Myanmar issued the following statement today:

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS appeal to israel on house demolitions

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GENEVA, 28 May (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on Human Rights on adequate housing and on the right to food issued the following statement today:

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS appeal to israel on house demolitions

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 28 May (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on Human Rights on adequate housing and on the right to food issued the following statement today:

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS ECHO CONCERNS ABOUT EVENTS IN RAFAH AND GAZA STRIP

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 24 May (UN Information Service) -- Three Independent Experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights issued the following statement on Friday, 21 May:

WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION TO MEET IN GENEVA

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GENEVA, 21 May (UN Information Service) –- The United Nations Working Group on arbitrary detention will hold its thirty-ninth session from 24 to 28 May at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues                       

Third Session                                              

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

Considered Reports of CzechRepublic, Monaco,

Croatia, Germany, Chile, New Zealand and Bulgaria

(Reissued as received.)