WINNERS OF 2008 UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE ANNOUNCED; AWARDS

WILL BE MADE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, 10 DECEMBER, IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

States Parties to Convention

on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

2^nd Meeting (PM)

States Parties to Convention

on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

1^st Meeting (AM)

United Nations MEETING TO ELECT EXPERTS TO MONITOR RIGHTS

 

OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 

International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

27^th Meeting (AM)

states parties to covenant on civil and political rights

 

elect nine members to human rights committee

 

International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

26^th Meeting (AM)

landmark United Nations convention on rights of persons with disabilities,

optional protocol, enter into force tomorrow, 3 may

 

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is set to enter into force tomorrow, 3 May, marking a new era in efforts to protect those rights.

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Seventh Session

15^th & 16^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Seventh Session

13^th & 14^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS ADDRESS FUTURE ROLE OF PERMANENT FORUM IN ENSURING INDIGENOUS

RIGHTS GIVEN EQUAL WEIGHT WITH OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

 

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Seventh Session

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)