rights

UN experts welcome Canada’s backing for indigenous rights declaration

18 April 2008
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has lauded the endorsement given to a landmark declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples by the House of Commons in Canada – one of four States that voted against its adoption in the General Assembly last year.

UN review of first group of countries’ human rights records wraps up

18 April 2008
The United Nations Human Rights Council has concluded its review of the first batch of countries as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) – a new mechanism to examine the record of every UN Member State

UN human rights body begins first-ever examination of all countries’ records

7 April 2008
The Universal Periodic Review, a new mechanism to examine the human rights record of every United Nations Member State, was launched today at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.