Human rights

17 March 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/876

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO HOLD ANNUAL SESSION FROM 22 MARCH TO 30 APRIL

19990317 Background Release

GENEVA, 17 March (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights will review the state of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the world during its fifty-fifth session, which will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 22 March to 30 April.

2 March 1999

Press Release
HR/4404

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT RECEIVES COMMITMENTS TO HUMANITARIAN CEASEFIRE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

19990302 Commitments Received from Chairman of Congolese Rally for Democracy

(Reissued as received from the Office of the Special Representative.)

29 January 1999

Press Release
HR/4403

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTIETH SESSION AT GENEVA

19990129 Issues Concluding Observations and Recommendations On Reports of Austria, Belize, Guinea, Sweden and Yemen

7 January 1999

Press Release
HR/4402
PI/1111

5 January 1999

Press Release
HR/4401

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD TWENTIETH SESSION AT GENEVA FROM 11 TO 29 JANUARY 1999

19990105 BACKGROUND RELEASE Experts to Examine Reports of Austria, Belize, Guinea, Barbados, Sweden and Yemen

(Reissued as received)

10 December 1998

Press Release
HR/4395

HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HONOURED AT UNITED NATIONS

19981210 Six 1998 Human Rights Prizes Awarded For Courage, Determination in Promoting Human Rights

12 November 1998

Press Release
HR/4389

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD NINETEENTH SESSION AT GENEVA -- 16 NOVEMBER TO 4 DECEMBER

19981112 Background Release Group Scheduled to Consider Reports from Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Germany and Canada

(Reissued as received.)

9 November 1998

Press Release
HR/4388

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS AND USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS

19981109

(Reissued as received from the Office of the Special Representative.)

9 November 1998

Press Release
HR/CT/521

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION, HAVING MET IN GENEVA FROM 19 OCTOBER TO 6 NOVEMBER

19981109 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 6 November (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee concluded its sixty-fourth session this morning by issuing final observations and recommendations on reports submitted by Iceland, Belgium, Armenia, Libya, Japan and Austria.

3 November 1998

Press Release
HR/4387

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE TO HOLD TWENTY-FIRST SESSION AT GENEVA FROM 9 TO 20 NOVEMBER

19981103 Background Release Panel Scheduled To Consider Reports from Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia, Iceland, Croatia, United Kingdom, Hungary and Tunisia

(Reissued as received.)