Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues                       

Third Session                                        

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues                       

Third Session                                              

UN EXPERTON RIGHT TO FOOD CALLS ON DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA,

CHINA TO ‘STOP REPRESSION OF HUNGER REFUGEES’

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 10 May (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, issued the following statement today:

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues                       

Third Session                                              

UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE TO PRESENT REPORT ON SITUATION IN IRAQ ON 31 MAY

(Reissued as received.)

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT CALLS ON COALITION AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW

 

IRAQI DETAINEES TO CHALLENGE LAWFULNESS OF DETENTION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 5 May (UN Information Service) –- The Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on arbitrary detention of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Leïla Zerrougui, issued the following statement today:

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THIRD SESSION OF PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES

TO MEET AT UN HEADQUARTERS, 10-21 MAY

Theme of Session:  ‘Indigenous Women’

ACTING HUMAN RIGHTS chief:  PRESS FREEDOM DAY AN OCCASION

TO ENSURE VOICES CONTINUE TO BE HEARD

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 3 May (OHCHR) –- Following is the statement of Bertrand Ramcharan, the acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day:

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RIGHT TO HEALTH CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT ENQUIRY

INTO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN FALLUJA

(Reissued as received.)

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE OPENS THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

Hears Address by Acting High Commissioner

For Human Rights; Elects Chairperson and Officers

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 3 May (UN Information Service) –- The Committee against Torture today opened its thirty-second session by hearing an address by the United Nations acting High Commissioner for Human Rights and electing its Chairperson and officers for a two-year term.