Louise Arbour Takes Up Mandate of High Commissioner Louise Arbour takes up her duties today as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mrs. Arbour was, until June 2004, a member of the Supreme Court of Canada. More ... 1 July 2004

High Commissioner for Human Rights congratulates Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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8 October 2004

UN Women's Rights Expert concludes visit to Sudan
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6 October 2004

Independent Expert on Situation of Human Rights in Chad to visit Country
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6 October 2004

Representative of Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders to visit Turkey
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6 October 2004

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List of documents submitted by OHCHR to the Third Committee of the 59th session of the General Assembly

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37th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
13 September - 1 October 2004 -
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Third session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
11 - 22 October 2004

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The High Commissioner is to deliver opening address at the third session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implemention of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action scheduled for 11-22 October 2004.

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Report of the High Commissioner on the present situation of human rights in Iraq

Report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in the Darfur region of the Sudan

Review of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People