The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) is set to open a new human rights office in the eastern part of the country to promote the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and to help instil a culture of human rights.
A United Nations panel of independent experts meeting in New York today completed a three-week review of human rights conditions in Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Syria, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has prevailed on Mary Robinson, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to remain in that office for an additional year, despite her previous decision to leave the post.
