Reports

Victime le 28 mai et le 2 novembre 2001 de tentatives de coup d'Etat, le Président Ange Félix Patassé attendait un mois jour pour jour pour s'exprimer en ces termes devant son peuple sur la troisième tentative de coup…

AI-index: AFR 34/005/2003 As the International Contact Group on Liberia meets today in New York, it should give priority to tackling the human rights crisis in Liberia, Amnesty International said. The international community's commitment to resolve the internal armed conflict and…

Humanitarian Editorial The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, ended his visit to Burundi [28/2-1/3] with an appeal to protect civilians and forge ahead with peace. The Commissioner called for an "end to the culture of impunity",…

HIGHLIGHTSRefugees Concerns and constraints The recent upsurge of fighting in Liberia is having a tremendous impact on the normal lives of Sierra Leoneans, especially those living along the border areas. A continuing large refugee presence along the Zimmi…

BUDGET (in '000s) FY 2001 (Actual) FY 2002 (Estimated) FY 2003 (Request) Economic Support Fund $ 0 $ 0 TBD Democracy and Human Rights Fund $ 75 $ 80 TBD Special Self-Help Fund $ 75 $ 86 TBD Total $ 150 $ 166 TBD Note: USAID has no office in this country, and there is no direct U.S. assistance…

Executive summary Since the armed insurrection against the government broke out in Côte d'Ivoire on 19 September 2002, the ICRC, working together with the Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire (RCSCI), has endeavoured to bring a coherent response to the…

RD/974 Committee to Consider Reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Fiji, Ghana, Morocco, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Tunisia and Uganda GENEVA, 27 February (UN Information Service) -- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will meet at the Palais des…

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has sent a letter to President Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d'Ivoire endorsing a panel of inquiry into human rights violations that have occurred during the civil turmoil that erupted more than five months ago. The…

S/2003/227 Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Liberia, pursuant to the letter dated 29 November 2002 (S/2002/1305) from the President of the Security Council I. Introduction 1.By a letter dated 29 November 2002 (S/2002/1305) from its President, the Security Council…

E/CN.4/2003/35 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-ninth session Item 9 of the provisional agenda QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights pursuant to Commission on…