HR/4625

29 October 2002

UN RIGHTS EXPERT COMPLETES FACT-FINDING MISSION TO MYANMAR

Urges Ruling Council to Allow "Adequate Presence"

Of International Committee of Red Cross in All Conflict Areas

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 28 October (UN Information Service) -- The following statement was issued today by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar:

Background Release

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION

IN GENEVA FROM 14 OCTOBER TO 1 NOVEMBER

Experts to Examine Reports of Egypt and Togo

(Reissued as received.)

Round-up

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION

Recommendations Adopted on Argentina, United Kingdom, Seychelles,

Sudan, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Burkina Faso, Poland and Israel

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 4 October (UN Information Service) -- The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded its thirty-first session today, having considered reports of

International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

27^th Meeting (AM)

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VOICES CONCERNS

FOLLOWING VERDICT IN INDONESIA TRIBUNAL

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued the following statement today:

Ad Hoc Committee on Convention

on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

20^th Meeting (PM)

AGREEING TO HOLD SECOND SESSION, COMMITTEE URGES IMPROVED ACCESS

FOR DISABLED TO UNITED NATIONS FACILITIES

Decision Stresses Importance of NGOs in Committee’s Work

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNED BY SCHEDULED EXECUTION

OF TWO JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN UNITED STATES

GENEVA, 1 August (UN Information Service) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has expressed her deep concern at the scheduled executions in Texas of T.J. Jones and Toronto Patterson, respectively, on 8 and 28 August 2002 for crimes they committed when they were 17 years old.

HUMAN RIGHTS ENVOY FINDS MORE HUMANE APPROACH TO ILLEGAL

IMMIGRATION IN AUSTRALIA ‘WOULD BE DESIRABLE’

Ad Hoc Committee on Convention

on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

1^st Meeting (AM)

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CONVENTION ON RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

BEGINS FIRST-EVER MEETING

Round-Up

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION

Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations