Rapports

GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed serious concern Tuesday as new figures released by her office showed a sharp increase in the number of civilians killed in Afghanistan during the first eight months of…

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights situations that require its attention after concluding its…

Committee on the Rights of the Child MORNING The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its forty-ninth session, hearing an address by Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda. In opening remarks, Ms.…

Human Rights Council MORNING Concludes General Debate Welcoming New High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict after concluding its general…

OSRSG/080909 Geneva, 9 September 2008 - Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, presents her report to the Human Rights Council today. In her statement, she draws the attention of the Council to the impact…

PR# 2008-449 KABUL, Afghanistan - A 10-year-old child was severely injured on August 26 in Garmsir district. He was working in the fields when he attempted to pick up an object, which turned out to be an explosive of an…

PR#2008-450 KABUL, Afghanistan - ISAF accidently killed three civilians and wounded seven others with artillery fire Sept. 1 in Paktika province. The event began when insurgents fired upon an ISAF patrol in the Gayan district. The ISAF forces called for artillery to…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) began helping Afghan people in 1979 from Pakistan, providing medical and surgical assistance to the war-wounded in Peshawar and Quetta. Since 1987, the ICRC has been present in Afghanistan. Today, with…

Kabul, 26 August 2008 - Following reports of large numbers of civilian casualties caused during military operations in Shindand district of Herat province, UNAMA's human rights team has now returned from a mission to the affected area to investigate these…

Over 300 villages in western Afghanistan will be cleared of mines as a result of new funding announced today by International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander. Over =A310 million will be given to the UK charity HALO Trust to remove landmines…