rights

Louise Arbour

UN launches fresh approach to try to bolster human rights protections in countries

27 October 2004
Seeking to bolster its support for human rights programmes around the world, the United Nations today launched a new system-wide approach to helping countries promote and protect the civil liberties of their citizens.

UN to boost its support for human rights protection in numerous countries

26 October 2004
The United Nations is set to launch a new initiative tomorrow to strengthen its support in promoting and protecting human rights in countries around the world.

Rights groups worldwide should be given greater organizing leeway, UN told

21 October 2004
Human rights groups should find it simple to become legal entities, uncomplicated to appeal government rejection, easy to raise money, not difficult to take part in a wide range of protest activities, so long as their actions are transparent, a United Nations human rights expert says.