Rapports

PRESS CONFERENCE, MARCH 14, UN PRESS ROOM, 11:15-11:45AM Ambassador Wolfgang Trautwein, Dep. Permanent Rep. of Germany to the UN, Carolyn Makinson, Exec. Dir., Women's Commission; Thoraya Obaid, Exec. Dir., UNFPA; Anjana Shakya, Exec. Dir. Beyond Beijing Committee, Nepal New York, NY, March…

Head of Peacekeeping, Adviser to Secretary-General Brief SC/8649 Security Council 5379th Meeting (AM) Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, briefing the Security Council today on steps taken to address accusations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeeping personnel,…

Ten years of war and political instability have turned the human rights situation in Nepal into one of the worst in the world -- and the international community has a critical role to play in reversing the decline, said…

The East Timorese Government has withheld publication of a report claiming as many as 180,000 civilians may have died as a result of Indonesia's quarter-century occupation of the former Portugese colony. Leaked copies of the report by the Commission for Reception,…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kaung (1), who was born in Thailand of Burmese parents, was ten years old when a trafficker paid his estranged father 1,000 baht (US$25) for him while his mother was temporarily away from home. The trafficker then resold…

Introduction The year that began on December 26, 2004, has been like no other. On that day, as the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami unfolded for millions of survivors and a horrified world, something seemed to have changed. As…

Introduction:an unprecedented challenge The impact of the tsunami will continue to be felt for many years. More than 230,000 people died or are missing and more than 1.8 million people were displaced. Many hundreds of thousands lost their livelihoods. The disaster…

AI Index: ASA 37/004/2005 (Public) Colombo: The Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam must act urgently to stop the downward spiral of violence and human rights abuses in the north and east of the country, said Irene Khan,…

Oxfam International has developed a comprehensive Tsunami Accountability Report that outlines: The work Oxfam has been doing in each of the tsunami affected countries How many people Oxfam has helped The amount Oxfam has spent so far and how it has been…

(New York, November 16, 2005) - A recent attack by Pakistani police on a camp of earthquake survivors highlights why international donors must insist on human rights protection in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said today. International donors are…