Meeting of States Parties

Convention on Rights of Child

16^th Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES TO RIGHTS OF CHILD CONVENTION ELECT NINE MEMBERS TO MONITORING BODY

UN EXPERT SUPPORTS MEASURE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO LODGE COMPLAINTS

OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 8 February (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to education, Vernor Muñoz, issued the following statement today:

“The Special Rapporteur attended the fifth World Social Forum in Porto Alegre from 26 to 31 January 2005.

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS EXPRESS SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION IN NEPAL

GENEVA, 8 February (UN Information Service) -- The following statement was issued today by nine United Nations human rights experts, whose names appear below:

International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

30^th Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES TO COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ELECT

 

ELIzABETH PALM OF SWEDEN TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

 

17-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF ESPIONAGE RELEASED INTO CUSTODY

 

OF INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOMALIA

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 3 February (UN Information Service) -- The Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Somalia, Dr. Ghanim Alnajjar, issued the following statement today:

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS EXPRESS CONTINUED

 

CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION OF GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES

(Reissued as received.)

INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN TO VISIT

COUNTRY FROM 31 JANUARY TO 6 FEBRUARY

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 31 January (UN Information Service) -- Cherif Bassiouni, the Independent Expert on Human Rights in Afghanistan, will conduct an official mission to that country from 31 January to 6 February 2005.

Round-Up

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Adopts Conclusion on Reports from Sweden, Albania,

Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia, Nigeria

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ELECTS CHAIRPERSON, OTHER OFFICERS OF 2005 SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 17 January -- The United Nations Commission on Human Rights met today to elect the officers of its upcoming session, choosing Makarim Wibisono of Indonesia as its next Chairperson.

HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS CALL FOR FOCUSING ATTENTION ON MOST VULNERABLE

TSUNAMI SURVIVORS, FULL PARTICIPATION

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 11 January (UN Information Service) -- The following statement was issued today by 26 mandate-holders of special procedures of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights: