Background Release

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO HOLD SIXTY-FIRST SESSION

 

AT PALAIS DES NATIONS FROM 14 MARCH TO 22 APRIL 2005

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GENEVA, 10 March (UN Information Service) -- The principal human rights organ of the United Nations, the Commission on Human Rights, will conduct its annual six-week session for 2005 from 14 March to 22 April.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND

 

FOR INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS CONCLUDES 18th SESSION

 

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EXPERTON HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA ENDS VISIT TO JAPAN

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GENEVA, 4 March (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Vitit Muntarbhorn, issued the following statement in Tokyo on 3 March at the end of his visit to Japan which started on 24 February:

ARAB COUNTRIES TO MEET IN CAIRO FROM 6 – 8 MARCH TO DISCUSS STRENGTHENING

NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS

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GENEVA, 4 March (UN Information Service) -- Representatives of national institutions, governments and civil society from throughout the Arab region will meet in Cairo from 6 to 8 March to discuss establishing or strengthening national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights.

INDEPENDENT EXPERTS CALL FOR RENEWED EFFORTS TO COMBAT CONTINUING

 

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, LARGE-SCALE XENOPHOBIA

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GENEVA, 24 February (UN Information Service) -- A panel of Eminent Experts has expressed profound concern about continuing institutional and large-scale manifestations of racism and xenophobia.

Meeting of States Parties

Convention on Rights of Child

16^th Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES TO RIGHTS OF CHILD CONVENTION ELECT NINE MEMBERS TO MONITORING BODY

International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

30^th Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES TO COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ELECT

 

ELIzABETH PALM OF SWEDEN TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

 

UN EXPERT SUPPORTS MEASURE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO LODGE COMPLAINTS

OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

 

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GENEVA, 8 February (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to education, Vernor Muñoz, issued the following statement today:

“The Special Rapporteur attended the fifth World Social Forum in Porto Alegre from 26 to 31 January 2005.

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS EXPRESS SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION IN NEPAL

GENEVA, 8 February (UN Information Service) -- The following statement was issued today by nine United Nations human rights experts, whose names appear below:

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS EXPRESS CONTINUED

 

CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION OF GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES

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