United Nations
Iran Elected to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
NEW YORK — Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing a four-year seat on the influential human rights body to a theocratic state in which stoning is enshrined in law and lashings are required for women judged "immodest."
UN Independent Experts Articulate a Vision for Women's Rights: Post Beijing + 15
GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, together with the other UN independent experts mentioned herewith, called today for a new vision of women’s rights informed by the lessons learnt from the 15 year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.
Call for Signature - Petition on Widowhood Discrimination to the CEDAW Committee
Petition:WIDOWHOOD ISSUES OF DISCRIMINATION
Presentation to UN CEDAW Committee
AFGHANISTAN - RAPE OF WOMEN & GIRLS IS A PROFOUND PROBLEM - UN
By REUTERS - November 30, 2009
KABUL (Reuters) - Rape in Afghanistan is under-reported, concealed and a human rights problem of "profound proportions," the United Nations said on Monday.
UN Expert Calls for Strengthened Cooperation to Intensify Efforts to Eliminate Violence Against Women
UN Expert Calls for Strengthened Cooperation to Intensify Efforts to Eliminate Violence Against Women
24 November 2009
Cultural Rights: New UN Independent Expert Takes Charge
Cultural Rights: New UN Independent Expert Takes Charge
Witches in the 21st Century
UNHCR - UN Refugee Agency
Direct Link to 44-Page 2009 Document:
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900sid/RWST-7RAL7E/$file/unhcr-jan2009.pdf?openelement
UN expert on extrajudicial killings condemns execution of juvenile offender in Iran
GENEVA (13 October 2009) -- The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions, Mr.