The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights holds expert seminar with representatives of indigenous peoples and governments, and the Special Rapporteur. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources is a pivotal point of the seminar
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights holds expert seminar with representatives of indigenous peoples and governments, and the Special Rapporteur. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources...
The European Union continued to subordinate human rights in its relationships with other countries deemed useful in the fight against terrorism, such as Russia, China and Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch...
The Council should build on achievements of the Commission, particularly in preserving and nurturing close relationships with civil society through national and non-governmental institutions, UN High Commissioner...
Despite tense moments during negotiations on difficult issues such as self-determination and land, territories and resources, many participants were cautiously optimistic about completion of the draft...
The Bush administration is defending itself against criticism that it has not followed through on promises to lead a vigorous campaign at the United Nations to establish an effective new human rights council...
The UNHCR has rescued several Christian Vietnamese Montagnards fleeing persecution in Vietnam by taking them into its care in Cambodia
NGO's underscore elementes believed to be essential for the new council
U.N. officials highlighted human rights as the top priority for the New Year as the world body commits to organizational reform.
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an international membership-based organization established to empower the voices of unrepresented and marginalized peoples worldwide and to protect their fundamental human rights.