In his latest report, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Mr. Stavenhagen, commended the policy changes in favor of indigenous peoples in South-East Asia, but regretted the lack of implementation thereof.
In his latest report, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Mr. Stavenhagen, commended the policy changes in favor of indigenous peoples in South-East Asia, but regretted the lack...
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Senegalese Government 03 December 2007 signed an agreement to set up a regional office in the capital, Dakar, to bolster...
A human rights panel at the UN has criticized Iran and Burma for its approach to human rights, with Iran responding by pointing the finger elsewhere.
China is scheduled for assessment in 2009 under the new Universal Periodic Review system of the Human Rights Council, and no amount of diplomatic pressure will prevent its human rights record from being...
An increasing amount of states are ignoring UN pressure to respond to charges of human rights violations, throwing the effectiveness of the UN, and especially its Human Rights Council, into doubt.
Eighteen months after the United Nations jettisoned its Human Rights Commission, human rights activists say the crisis in Burma is testing whether its replacement, the Human Rights Council, can emerge...
The sixth session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is being held in Geneva from 10 September till 28 September 2007. To inform people on major news and events at the HRC, UNPO will publish a weekly...
Following calls by numerous NGOs, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has announced it will hold a Special Session on Burma on Tuesday 02 October 2007, appropriately designated the International Day of ...
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