The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 58/156 of 22 December 2003 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Reaffirming the equal...
[BANGKOK, 18 October 2007] - Repressive state policies and a "dysfunctional" market in military-ruled Myanmar mean 5 million people do not have enough food in what was once the rice-bowl of Asia, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. "...
PreambleThe High Contracting Parties, Recalling that the humanitarian principles enshrined in Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, constitute the foundation of respect for the human person in cases of armed conflict...
[17 October 2007] - More and more States worldwide are reforming their laws to prohibit all corporal punishment of children, including in their homes. A new report by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children analyses the...
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol 1)PreambleThe High Contracting Parties, Proclaiming their earnest wish to see peace prevail among...
The General Assembly,Reaffirming the Declaration and the Plan of Action contained in the final document of the special session of the General Assembly on children, entitled “A world fit for children”, 1 and recognizing that their...
[5 October 2007] - Last week, from the top floors of the luxury towers near Sule Pagoda, we watched hundreds of soldiers descend from their trucks, form lines and start shooting. Within ten minutes, they had cleared a perimeter around the pagoda....
[2 octobre 2007] – Le Conseil des droits de l'homme s'est réuni aujourd'hui pour une session extraordinaire sur la situation des droits de l'homme au Myanmar, à la demande de 17 États membres, adoptant une résolution...
[3 de octubre de 2007] - Entre 1.000 a 1.700 personas arrestadas la semana pasada durante la represión de manifestaciones antigubernamentales en Birmania fueron trasladadas a un campus universitario de Rangún donde permanecen recluidas, informaron...
[2 October 2007] – The United Nations Human Rights Council, convened in special session, strongly deplored the continued violent repression of peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar, calling on the authorities to release without delay all those...