rights

John Ruggie

Annan appoints Ruggie special representative on rights, corporations, businesses

29 July 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has announced the appointment of a veteran United Nations adviser who helped him launch the Global Compact, an initiative to promote better business practices, as Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transitional corporations and other business enterprises.

UN experts to probe human rights situation in Sudan, Uzbekistan

29 July 2005
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights today named special experts to look into the rights situation in Sudan and Uzbekistan.
Louise Arbour briefs journalists

UN Human Rights commissioner sees need for more emphasis on implementation

29 July 2005
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said today that the creation of a human rights council was critical to advancing the cause, especially in view of the international community's poor record when it came to implementing its established standards.

Rights committee hears call for strengthening whole UN human rights system

11 July 2005
The United Nations Human Rights Committee, which monitors the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its 153 States parties, opened its 84th session today with a call for strengthening the whole UN human rights system.