UN EXPERTS DEPLORE RESPONSE OF UZBEKISTAN TO ANDIJAN EVENTS

 

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GENEVA, 23 June (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on torture, Manfred Nowak; the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Leila Zerrouguï; and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Hina Jilani, made the following statement today:

UN EXPERTS ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING GUANTÁNAMO BAY DETAINEES

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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING

 

ON SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REFORM PROPOSALS

Proposal to Transform Commission

Into Human Rights Council, OHCHR Plan of Action Discussed

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RIGHTS EXPERT CALLS FOR RELEASE OF DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI,

 

ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN MYANMAR

 

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GENEVA, 17 June (UN Information Service) -- The following statement was issued today by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation in Myanmar, and Independent Expert for the United Nations Secretary-General’s global study on violence against children:

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SENDS TEAM TO KYRGYZSTAN

 

TO LOOK INTO MAY INCIDENTS IN ANDIJAN

 

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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:

HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SEND MISSION TO TOGO TO ASSESS

 

ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS LINKED TO ELECTIONS

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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.

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