United Nations Human Rights Council - 2007

26-9-2007
Panel on the Convention against Enforced Disappearance
6th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, statement by Mr Jacques Forster, vice-president International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 26 September 2007
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement

United Nations Human Rights Council - 2006

27-6-2006
Enforced disappearance: a violation of humanitarian law and human rights
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations Human Rights Council, 27 June 2006, concerning the draft International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances.
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement

61st Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 2005

12-4-2005
61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights – Statement on the missing
The ICRC renewed its commitment to promote the implementation of the Agenda for Humanitarian Action adopted at the last 28th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and of the related best practices. To this end, it has drawn up a plan of action for the years ahead that is being implemented progressively.
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


16-3-2005
61st Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights - Statement by the President of the ICRC
In his address to the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the ICRC's President, Jakob Kellenberger, focused on the protection of persons deprived of liberty.
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement

60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 2004

23-2-2005
Commission on Human Rights - 60th session
Link to the site of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Right
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)


8-4-2004
Missing persons
60th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 14 (d) - 8 April 2004. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


17-3-2004
60th Annual Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - Statement by the President of the ICRC
ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger, in his address to the Commission, highlighted the tragedy of missing persons and spoke of the interrelationship between bodies of law designed to protect human dignity. Geneva, 17 March 2004.
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement

59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 2003

15-4-2003
Science and the Environment
59th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 17 - 15 April 2003. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


15-4-2003
Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights
59th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 19 - 15 April 2003. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


15-4-2003
Specific groups and individuals: Mass exoduses and displaced persons
59th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 14 - 15 April 2003. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


14-4-2003
Rights of the Child
59th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 13 - 14 April 2003. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


11-4-2003
Violence against women
59th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.Agenda item 12 - 11 April 2003. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


10-4-2003
Civil and political rights - persons missing as the result of armed conflict or internal violence
59th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 11 - 10 April 2003. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


18-3-2003
International law remains one of the strongest tools
59th Annual Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Geneva, 18 March 2003 - Statement by the President of the ICRC
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement

58th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 2002

23-4-2002
Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights
58th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Agenda item 19 - 23 April 2002
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


23-4-2002
Specific groups and individuals: mass exoduses and displaced persons
58th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Agenda item 14 - 23 April 2002
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


17-4-2002
Violence against women
58th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Agenda item 12 - 17 April 2002
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


11-4-2002
Missing persons
58th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Agenda item 11 - 11 April 2003
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement


26-3-2002
58th Annual Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
Statement by Dr Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official Statement

57th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 2001

27-4-2001
Violence against women
57th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 12 - 27 April 2001, Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


27-4-2001
The Right to Food
57th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Agenda item 10 - 27 April 2001, Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


27-4-2001
Specific groups and individuals: Mass exoduses and displaced persons
57th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Agenda item 14 - 27 April 2001
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


27-4-2001
ICRC contribution to preparations for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
57th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 6 - 27 April 2001. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement

56th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 2000

19-4-2000
Advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights
56th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 19 - 28 April 2000. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


14-4-2000
Fundamental Standards of Humanity
56th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 17 - 14 April 2000. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


14-4-2000
Specific Groups and Individuals: Mass exoduses and displaced persons
56th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 14 (c) - 14 April 2000. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


7-4-2000
Violence against women
56th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 12 - 7 April 2000, Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement

55th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 1999

22-4-1999
Advisory services in the field of human rights
55th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 19 - 22 April 1999. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


14-4-1999
Rights of the child
55th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 13 - 14 April 1999. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


13-4-1999
Violence against women
55th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 12 - 13 April 1999, Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement

54th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 1998

16-4-1998
Rights of the Child, children in armed conflicts
54th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 20 - 16 April 1998. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


6-4-1998
Human rights, mass exoduses and displaced persons
54th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 9 - 6 April 1998. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


6-4-1998
Advisory services in the field of human rights
54th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 17 - 6 April 1998. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


1-4-1998
Fundamentals Standards of humanity, Impunity and International Criminal Court
54th Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its forty-ninth session. Commission on Human Rights, 54th session, 1 April 1998. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement

53rd Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 1997

9-4-1997
Rights of the child
53rd Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 21 - 9 April 1997. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


2-4-1997
Human rights, mass exoduses and displaced persons
53rd Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 9 - 2 April 1997. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


20-1-1997
Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on involvement of children in armed conflict
Statement by The ICRC to the Working Group on a Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on involvement of children in armed conflicts on its third session, United Nations, Geneva, 20 January 1997
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement

52nd Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights - 1996

17-4-1996
Rights of the child
52nd Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 20 - 17 April 1996. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


10-4-1996
Human rights, mass exoduses and displaced persons
52nd Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 9 - 10 April 1996. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement


10-4-1996
Advisory services in the field of human rights
52nd Annual Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Agenda item 17 - 10 April 1996. Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations\Commission on human rights)
Official statement

Interview

20-12-2006
Enforced disappearance: UN Convention "a major achievement" that brings new hope
The new UN Convention against enforced disappearance was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly this week. In an interview for the website, ICRC legal adviser Cordula Droege explains the convention and talks about the difference this landmark treaty can make to the victims of enforced disappearance and their families.
(Humanitarian law\Missing persons)
Interview Includes Photo