rights

Kicking off new review regimes, Human Rights Council nears end of session

28 March 2008
Having initiated the first periodic review of the human rights performance of all States and established rapporteurs on groundbreaking new rights topics, the seventh session of the United Nations Human Rights Council finished the bulk of its work today in Geneva.

UN rights body says States must refrain from profiling while combating terrorism

27 March 2008
The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva today passed a resolution calling on States to not resort to racial, ethnic or religious profiling while countering terrorism.

Private security companies lack oversight and regulation – UN working group

10 March 2008
A growing number of private security and military companies are operating domestically and internationally without effective oversight or accountability, the United Nations working group on the use of mercenaries warned today.

Ban Ki-moon calls for equal scrutiny of all countries by UN human rights organ

3 March 2008
Opening the seventh session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on its members to ensure that all nations are held equally accountable for the protection of rights as the new body begins its first-ever universal review of their performance.