rights

Colombia: UN human rights office condemns forced displacement of indigenous people

18 October 2002
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today condemned the forced displacement of some 800 indigenous people following threats by the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Myanmar: UN human rights expert set to visit later this week

15 October 2002
A United Nations expert is set to travel to Myanmar later this week for talks with government officials and civil society representatives about the country’s human rights situation.
Sergio Vieira de Mello

UN rights official condemns Bali bomb attack, pledges support for anti-terrorism fight

14 October 2002
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today strongly condemned Saturday's deadly attack in Bali, Indonesia, and pledged his full support for efforts to root out terrorism.

South Africa: UN rights expert calls for action to stem apparent rise in child exploitation

4 October 2002
A United Nations human rights expert has called for urgent action to stem an apparent increase in sexual violence against children in South Africa.

UN expert on judiciary set to visit Saudi Arabia later this month

4 October 2002
A United Nations human rights expert is set to visit Saudi Arabia later this month, the first time an authority from the Geneva-based UN Commission on Human Rights has been invited by the government for an official mission.
Shashi Tharoor

To fight terrorism, ignorance must be tackled, UN communications official says

4 October 2002
In order to eradicate the roots of terrorism and put a halt to the practice, efforts must be made to counter ignorance about other cultures, Shashi Tharoor, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, said today.

UN panel adopts findings on individual complaints of human rights violations

30 September 2002
Having heard cases brought by individuals against States parties to an international treaty on civil and political rights, a United Nations panel has found violations in seven cases while determining no breaches of the accord in three others, including one involving a complaint against a court ban in France on dwarf tossing.
Tom Koenigs

Guatemala: human rights and security concerns persist, UN official says

25 September 2002
Despite progress achieved in implementing the Guatemala peace accords, serious human rights and security concerns persist, a senior United Nations official said today.
Sergio Vieira de Mello

Fight against terrorism must not infringe on basic liberties, top UN rights official warns

24 September 2002
While countries not only have a right but a duty to protect their citizens from terrorism, they must not infringe on basic civil liberties, the top United Nations human rights official said today.

Wrapping up meeting at UN, civil society groups pledge support for Palestinian rights

24 September 2002
Civil society groups meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York for a conference in support of Palestinian rights committed themselves today to joining efforts to end the Israeli occupation and provide international protection for the Palestinian people.