From 12 until 30 March 2007 the UN body will convene in Geneva, with several human rights issues pertaining to UNPO Members on the agenda, incl. minority issues, racial discrimination, arbitrary executions, freedom of religion or belief and human rights defenders.
From 12 until 30 March 2007 the UN body will convene in Geneva, with several human rights issues pertaining to UNPO Members on the agenda, incl. minority issues, racial discrimination, arbitrary executions,...
The UN Human Rights Council will gather for its main annual session in Geneva for four weeks in March and April this year. This will mark the beginning of its second year of existence, with provisional...
Louise Arbour has underlined that she stands “opposed to capital punishment under all circumstances”, adding that the fight against impunity must not come at the cost of human rights and the rule of...
Launching the World Report 2007, Human Rights Watch calls on the EU for a more progressive and leading role on the current international human rights scene, to fill the current leadership void.
10 December marked the annual commemoration of Human Rights Day, this year focusing on the integral link between poverty and other human rights violations, with special attention to the effect this has...
UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples, Prof. Stavenhagen, expresses disappointment at the recent decision of the UN General Assembly to adjourn consideration of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...
In an effort to move the new Human Rights Council beyond the difficulties that plagued the Commission, Mr. Kofi Annan urged states to “embrace the universality of rights,” and to “build coalitions...
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an international membership-based organization established to empower the voices of unrepresented and marginalized peoples worldwide and to protect their fundamental human rights.