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	2008 Press Releases
	UN EXPERTS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT PROPOSED EU RETURN DIRECTIVE 18 July 2008 UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND ADVISORY SERVICES IN LIBERIA CONCLUDES VISIT TO LIBERIA 18 July 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RIGHT TO EDUCATION TO VISIT GUATEMALA 18 July 2008 UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT EXPERTS CONCERNED ABOUT STIGMATIZATION OF THE ROMA COMMUNITY IN ITALY 15 July 2008 UN EXPERTS ON TORTURE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDE JOINT VISIT TO MOLDOVA 11 July 2008 UN EXPERT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SUDAN CONCLUDES VISIT 10 July 2008 LES POPULATIONS AFFECTÉES PAR LES CATASTROPHES NATURELLES AU MADAGASCAR ONT BESOIN D'ASSISTANCE ET D'APPUI CONTINUS AFIN DE RECONSTRUIRE LEURS VIES, A DÉCLARÉ UN EXPERT DES NATIONS UNIES 9 July 2008 STATEMENT BY DR. SHAMSUL BARI, INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN SOMALIA 8 July 2008 UN EXPERT CALLS FOR DURABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE DISPLACED BY RECENT FLOODS IN MOZAMBIQUE 1 July 2008 UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CALLS ON THE U.S. TO TAKE STEPS TO AVOID UNLAWFUL KILLINGS 30 June 2008 JOINT STATEMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL PROCEDURES MANDATE HOLDERS ON ZIMBABWE 26 June 2008 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ISRAELI PRACTICES CONCLUDES VISIT TO EGYPT 26 June 2008 Arabic \| English UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS 25 June 2008 JOINT STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE UN INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE 25 June 2008 REPRESENTATIVE OF UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEMS OF DISPLACED PERSONS AND RETURNEES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 20 June 2008 UN EXPERTS ON TORTURE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN TO CONDUCT JOINT VISIT TO MOLDOVA 17 June 2008 UNITED NATIONS EXPERT GROUP DEPLORES RECENT WAVE OF DISAPPEARANCES IN SRI LANKA 11 June 2008 UN EXPERT CONCERNED OVER UK COUNTER-TERRORISM BILL 10 June 2008 ACCOUNTABILITY AS IMPORTANT AS FEEDING THE HUNGRY, SAYS UN RIGHT TO FOOD EXPERT ON FOLLOW-UP TO SUMMIT ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY 6 June 2008 UN EXPERT TELLS HEADS OF STATE THEY MUST RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE TACKLING FOOD PRICES 5 June 2008 UK PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES COULD SUPPORT REGULATION, SAYS UN EXPERT GROUP 5 June 2008 RELATOR ESPECIAL DE NACIONES UNIDAS DEPLORA RECIENTES INCIDENTES DE VIOLENCIA EN BOLIVIA 4 June 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RACISM DISMAYED AT XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA 30 May 2008 UNITED NATIONS EXPERT CALLS FOR RENEWED EFFORTS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE JUDICIAL REFORM IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 29 May 2008 UN EXPERT CALLS FOR RENEWED EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND ASSIST KENYA'S INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AS ESSENTIAL TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACEBUILDING 27 May 2008 UN WORKING GROUP ON THE USE OF MERCENARIES TO VISIT THE UNITED KINGDOM 26 May 2008 UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES VISIT TO TAJIKISTAN 23 May 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16 May 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CALLS ON THE GOVERNMENT AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MAKE RENEWED EFFORTS TO PREVENT UNLAWFUL KILLINGS 15 May 2008 UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTER-TERRORISM CONCLUDES VISIT TO SPAIN 14 May 2008 English \| Spanish UNITED NATIONS RAPPORTEUR ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS TO VISIT THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 14 May 2008 UN EXPERTS EMPHASIZE THE OBLIGATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONE IN MYANMAR 13 May 2008 UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN TO VISIT TAJIKISTAN 13 May 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE CONCLUDES MISSION TO DENMARK AND GREENLAND 9 May 2008 ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, UN INDEPENDENT EXPERT CALLS FOR END TO CENSORSHIP 5 May 2008 WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION TO HOLD 51ST SESSION 5 May 2008 INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE EFFECTS OF FOREIGN DEBT AND OTHER RELATED INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF STATES ON THE FULL ENJOYMENT OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ASSUMED HIS FUNCTIONS ON 1 MAY 2008 5 May 2008 NEW MEMBER OF THE WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES 30 April 2008 "END VIOLENCE AGAINST DEFENDERS IN COLOMBIA", THE CALL OF UN EXPERTS 30 April 2008 English \| Spanish SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO START FUNCTIONS ON 1 MAY 2008 30 April 2008 NEWLY-APPOINTED SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING TO ASSUME FUNCTIONS ON 1 MAY 2008 30 April 2008 NEWLY APPOINTED INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON EXTREME POVERTY, TO ASSUME HER FUNCTIONS ON 1 MAY 30 April 2008 THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION TO START FUNCTIONS ON 1 MAY 2008 30 April 2008 UN EXPERTS CONCERNED ABOUT DETERIORATING HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE 29 April 2008 INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOMALIA DENOUNCES THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS, APPEALS FOR CALM AND IMMEDIATE CEASE FIRE 23 April 2008 UN EXPERTS WELCOME CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS ENDORSEMENT OF THE DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 18 April 2008 PRESS STATEMENT BY THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES OCCUPIED SINCE 1967 17 April 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE TO VISIT DENMARK 16 April 2008 UN WORKING GROUP CONCLUDES THIRD SESSION, ADDRESSES NEW TYPES OF MERCENARY ACTIVITY 14 April 2008 UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS CALL FOR RESTRAINT AND TRANSPARENCY AS MASS ARRESTS ARE REPORTED IN THE TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN CHINA 10 April 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS CONDEMN DISTORTED VISION OF MUSLIMS IN THE FILM "FITNA" AND CALL FOR DIALOGUE AND VIGILANCE 28 March 2008 RELATOR ESPECIAL SOBRE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LOS MIGRANTES CONCLUYE SU VISITA OFICIAL A GUATEMALA 28 March 2008 UN EXPERT ON EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS WARNS AGAINST REINSTATEMENT OF DEATH PENALTY BY STEALTH 25 March 2008 [Spanish Version] SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF CONCLUDES VISIT TO INDIA 20 March 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS TO VISIT GUATEMALA 20 March 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS CONCLUDES VISIT TO MEXICO 15 March 2008 [Spanish Version] UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS HUNDREDS OF ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES 10 March 2008 UNREGULATED ACTIVITIES BY PRIVATE MILITARY SECURITY COMPANIES MAJOR CAUSE OF CONCERN, SAYS UN WORKING GROUP English \| French \| Spanish 10 March 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS TO VISIT MEXICO 8 March 2008 UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS CALL ON STATES TO INVEST IN WOMEN AND GIRLS TO ENSURE GENDER EQUALITY AND PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 8 March 2008 UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF WATER SUPPLY DESTROYED BY BOMB IN IRAQ 6 March 2008 PRESS STATEMENT BY THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES OCCUPIED SINCE 1967 3 March 2008 UNITED NATIONS EXPERT SUPPORTS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY IN THE MALDIVES 2 March 2008 LE GROUPE DE TRAVAIL SUR LA DÉTENTION ARBITRAIRE CONCLUT SA MISSION EN MAURITANIE 1 mars 2008 UN EXPERTS CALL ON U.S. GOVERNMENT TO HALT ONGOING EVICTIONS AND TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE DEMOLITION OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 28 February 2008 UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF TO VISIT INDIA 27 February 2008 LE REPRÉSENTANT DU SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL POUR LES DROITS DE L'HOMME DES PERSONNES DÉPLACÉES CONCLUT SA VISITE EN RÉPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO 22 February 2008 THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CONCLUDES HER MISSION TO GUATEMALA 20 February 2008 UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS WELCOME AUSTRALIA'S APOLOGY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 18 February 2008 UN WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION TO VISIT MAURITANIA 18 February 2008 REPRESENTANTE ESPECIAL DEL SECRETARIO GENERAL SOBRE LA SITUACIÓN DE LOS DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS VISITARÁ GUATEMALA 15 February 2008 UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA 13 February 2008 LE REPRÉSENTANT DU SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL DES NATIONS UNIES SUR LES DROITS DE L'HOMME DES PERSONNES DÉPLACÉES À L'INTÉRIEUR DE LEUR PROPRE PAYS SE REND EN REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO 8 février 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY OR ARBITRARY EXECUTIONS CONCLUDES VISIT TO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 7 February 2008 THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR EXPRESSES DISMAY OVER THE CONTINUED ARRESTS, DETENTIONS AND CHARGES AGAINST POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS 5 February 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT CONDEMNS KILLINGS OF AID WORKERS IN SOMALIA 30 January 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF VISIT TO EQUATORIAL GUINEA 30 January 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TOXIC WASTE CONCLUDES MISSION TO TANZANIA 30 January 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS TO VISIT THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 30 January 2008 UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA 28 January 2008 Arabic \| English SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF CONCLUDES VISIT TO ISRAEL AND THE OPT 28 January 2008 UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) CONCLUDES VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA 25 January 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE ILLICIT MOVEMENT AND DUMPING OF TOXIC AND DANGEROUS PRODUCTS AND WASTES ON THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA 22 January 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE TO VISIT MAURITANIA 20 January 2008 PRESS STATEMENT BY THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES OCCUPIED SINCE 1967 18 January 2008 VISIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) TO JAPAN 18 January 2008 UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF TO VISIT ISRAEL AND THE OPT 17 January 2008 SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE TO VISIT EQUATORIAL GUINEA 15 January 2008 SPECIAL PROCEDURES MANDATE HOLDERS DEEPLY CONCERNED BY SITUATION IN KENYA 4 January 2008

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