The issue of how to promote and institutionalise the forensic documentation of alleged cases of torture will be the subject for a panel of renowned experts gathering in Geneva tomorrow (March 9), chaired by the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Professor Manfred Nowak.

"A record turnout of 9,000 participants to the fifty-forth Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is second only to the 10,000 participants at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.

The Fiji Government has misrepresented its human rights record in a report to the United Nations, Amnesty International said today.

Monday 26th October 2009 , Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Suva, Fiji - Pacific countries are required to report to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations and other UN member states on their human rights records under the Universal Period Review (UPR), a new human rights reporting m

The Human Rights Council of the United Nations has adopted the outcomes of the human rights review of New Zealand in Geneva last night.

In the process known as the Universal Periodic Review, New Zealand presented a report on its progress on human rights commitments in May this year.

Sport, cooking, music, writing workshops, international student safety, marketing to Asian communities and diversity in the workplace are just some of the forums and events at the annual Diversity Forum in Wellington next week, 22-24 August.

The co-leaders of the Maori Party have welcomed the report of the United Nations Human Rights Council which has recommended our government better protect Maori rights.

The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, last night presented New Zealand's National Report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

He appeared as part of New Zealand's participation in the Universal Periodic Review.

7 May 2009 - Catholic social justice agency Caritas is looking for New Zealand to sharpen up its human rights record at home, as the government's performance is put under the spotlight by the United Nations (UN) today.

1 April 2009 - The Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan has warmly welcomed the decision of the United States to re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, while expressing deep disappointment at the withdrawal of New Zealand's bid for a seat on the Council.