Human Rights Committee

Seventy-fourth Session

1986^th Meeting (PM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TAKES UP SECOND REPORT OF GEORGIA;

EXPERTS PRAISE REFORMS, QUESTION REPORTS OF TORTURE

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-fourth Session

1985^th Meeting (AM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION

The Human Rights Committee began its annual three-week Headquarters session this morning, with an address made on behalf of the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights and the adoption of its agenda and work programme.  It also heard progress reports from the chairpersons of its working groups.

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO HOLD FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

AT PALAIS DES NATIONS FROM 18 MARCH TO 26 APRIL

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 15 March (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights will hold its fifty-eighth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from

18 March to 26 April 2002.

Background Release

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER REPORTS OF GEORGIA, SWEDEN, HUNGARY, GAMBIA,

18 MARCH – 15 APRIL

UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WAR-AFFECTED CHILDREN CALLS FOR MEASURES

TO ENSURE GREATER PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN IN REFUGEE CAMPS

ADDIS ABABA/NEW YORK, 7 March (OSRSG) -- Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Olara A. Otunnu has expressed his distress and grave concern about recent reports alleging extensive sexual exploitation of children in refugee camps in West Africa.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES ENTRY INTO FORCE

OF INSTRUMENT AGAINST USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS

GENEVA, 12 February (UN Information Service) -- A treaty to ban the use of children as soldiers comes into force today, crowning ten years of international efforts to fight one of the major causes of human rights violations in the world.

Round-up

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTY-NINTH SESSION

Releases Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports

of Lebanon, Greece, Gabon, Mozambique, Chile, Malawi, Bahrain, and Andorra

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release                                          HR/4578

CAUTION: ADVANCE RELEASE

Not for use before

17 December 2001

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

TO VISIT NORTHERN IRELAND

IN RUSH FOR STORY, SOME JOURNALISTS MISS HISTORY, HUMAN

RIGHTS COMMISSIONER TELLS UNITED NATIONS MEDIA FORUM

CORRECTIONS

On page 1 of Press Release HR/4576-OBV/258 of 6 December, the second paragraph should read: