The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, today expressed her deep concern at the scheduled executions of two inmates in the United States for crimes they committed before they were legally adults.
Sergio Vieira de Mello, the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, today pledged to turn the issue of human rights into a source of unity and to convince governments of the importance of protecting civil liberties.
Addressing the first-ever session of the United Nations Social Forum in Geneva today, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, called for urgent action to address hunger and starvation across the world.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has nominated the United Nations administrator who helped oversee East Timor's transition to independence to be the UN's next top human rights official, a spokesman for the world body said today in New York.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, today voiced deep concern over an escalation in harassment and violence against human rights defenders in Colombia and called on the Government to step up efforts to protect these advocates.
A United Nations group of experts on the issue of arbitrary detention today announced plans to visit Australia later this month to examine conditions facing those who arrive in the country illegally.
A United Nations committee is set to examine the efforts of 10 countries in implementing the provisions of a key treaty on children's rights as it opened its latest session today in Geneva.
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today elected 15 new members to the Geneva-based Commission on Human Rights, including the United States, which will rejoin the UN’s main human rights body after a year’s absence.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, today indicated that her Office was maintaining daily contact with the Israeli authorities concerning a proposed mission to the Middle East.
