Background Release                                         

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS,

CHALLENGES AT END OF VISIT TO CHINA

(Reissued as received.)

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES CLOSER PARTNERSHIPS

TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

(Reissued as received.)

UN EXPERTS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF ICJ ‘WALL OPINION’,

CALL ON ISRAEL TO HALT CONSTRUCTION OF WALL

(Reissued as received.)

Outgoing envoy for children exposed to war says new un protection regime

immense ‘turning point’ in effort to end crimes against children

 

Round-Up of Session

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION

 

Adopts Final Conclusions, Recommendations

On Reports of Yemen, Tajikistan, Slovenia, Syria, Thailand

(Reissued as received.)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION

 

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION IN GENEVA 11 - 29 JULY

 

Experts to Review Reports of Yemen, Tajikistan, Slovenia, Syria and Thailand

(Reissued as received.)

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON 10-DAY VISIT TO WEST AFRICA

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 5 July (UN Information Service) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is embarking on a 10-day visit to three countries in West Africa emerging from armed conflict.

UN EXPERTS DEPLORE ZIMBABWE’S CAMPAIGN OF FORCED EVICTION

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GENEVA, 24 June (UN Information Service) -- The following statement was issued today by a group of ten-UN experts:

The undersigned Special Procedures mandate holders of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights are deeply concerned by the recent mass forced evictions in Zimbabwe, and related human rights violations.