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Human Rights Committee ends session with reports on UN mission and two countries

28 July 2006
The panel of experts monitoring the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) today wrapped up its latest session after examining compliance reports by the Central African Republic and the United States and, for the first time, a United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).

UN human rights experts again call for closing of US detention centre in Guantánamo

7 July 2006
Five independent United Nations human rights experts have renewed their call for the speedy closure of the United States detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, noting that it still holds more than 450 prisoners in breach of international human rights law five months after they first urged that it be shut.

Inaugural session of UN Human Rights Council marked by progress on key issues

1 July 2006
Ushering in a new era in the way the international community responds to rights abuses, the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council has concluded its inaugural session with decisive action on both fundamental protections and pressing concerns.