HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SENDS TEAM TO KYRGYZSTAN

 

TO LOOK INTO MAY INCIDENTS IN ANDIJAN

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 14 June (UN Information Service) -- A team from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has arrived in Kyrgyzstan to look into events in Andijan, in neighbouring Uzbekistan, last month.

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE ENDS VISIT TO MONGOLIA

 

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GENEVA, 13 June (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur on the question of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Manfred Nowak, issued the following statement today:

WORKING GROUP ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT TO VISIT BELGIUM

 

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GENEVA, 10 June (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will visit Belgium from 13 to 17 June 2005, at the invitation of the Government.

HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SEND MISSION TO TOGO TO ASSESS

 

ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS LINKED TO ELECTIONS

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Round-Up of Session

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-NINTH SESSION

Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Saint Lucia, Philippines, Yemen,

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nepal, Ecuador, Norway, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica

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Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Fourth Session

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

Concluding fourth session, permanent forum recommends that states ensure indigenous

participation in design, implementation of poverty reduction strategies

Also Recommends That Anti-Poverty Strategies

Clearly Identify Rights to Indigenous Land, Forest, Marine Resources

UN RIGHTS OFFICE REFORM PLAN FORESEES GREATER COUNTRY FOCUS,

 

MORE RESPONSIVENESS TO CRISES AND NEEDS

 

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GENEVA, 27 May (UN Information Service) -- Increased country engagement and a firmer leadership role in human rights are some of the recommendations made by the United Nations human rights office as part of a bold reform plan aimed at ensuring better implementation of fundamental freedoms worldwide.

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Fourth Session

14^th Meeting (PM)

PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES DISCUSSES FUTURE WORK,

SECOND INTERNATIONAL DECADE, AGENDA FOR FIFTH SESSION

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Fourth Session

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

SPEAKERS IN PERMANENT FORUM URGE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTS, UN AGENCIES

TO DEVELOP CONCRETE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ LIVES

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Fourth Session

11^th Meeting (PM)

IMPACT OF VIOLENCE ON RIGHTS, PLIGHT OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN AMONG ISSUES

ADDRESSED BY REPRESENTATIVES IN PERMANENT FORUM