Round-Up of Session

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES SIXTY-FIRST SESSION AFTER ADOPTING,

86 RESOLUTIONS, 16 DECISIONS, 4 STATEMENTS BY CHAIRMAN

53-Member Body Establishes Mandates for 5 Independent

Experts, Including on Minorities, Sudan, Transnational Corporations

(Reissued as received.)

UN RIGHTS EXPERTS APPEAL FOR MEASURES TO ENSURE

 

FREE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN TOGO

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD

 

THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION FROM 25 APRIL TO 13 MAY 2005

Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro, Norway to be Considered

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

SECOND SESSION OF COMMITTEE ON PROTECTION OF RIGHTS

 

OF MIGRANTS TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 25 TO 29 APRIL

Committee to Discuss Methods of Work, Adopt Provisional

Guidelines for Submission of States Parties’ Initial Reports

(Reissued as received.)

OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SETS TO MONITOR SITUATION IN NEPAL

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 11 April (UN Information Service) -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is to set up a monitoring operation in Nepal in a move to help establish accountability for human rights abuses and prevent further violations.

EXPERTS MEET IN GENEVA ON 5 APRIL TO EXPLORE ACTION

TO COUNTER VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 4 April (UN Information Service) -- The Independent Expert leading a global study on violence against children will meet in Geneva with other international specialists on 5 April to explore possible action against the problem.

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-Third Session

2280^th Meeting* (AM)

MONITORING BODY FOR INTERNATIONAL CIVIL POLITICAL RIGHTS COVENANT

CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION

Requests Sudan to Submit Special Report

On Compliance with Key Articles of Treaty by Close of Year

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-Third Session

2275^th Meeting* (PM)

Human rights committee discusses possible reform of treaty body reporting process

Goal Is to Reduce Burden on States,

Allowing for Greater Focus on Matters of Concern

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-Third Session

2268^th & 2269^th Meetings (AM & PM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF REPORT BY GREECE

Experts Welcome Creation of New Laws, Institutions to Ensure

Fundamental Freedoms but Voice Concerns over Rights of Minorities, Foreigners

UNITED NATIONS EXPERT CONCERNED OVER REMOVAL OF HIGH-COURT JUDGES IN ECUADOR

(Reissued as received.)