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Commission on human rights
The ICRC has an observer status at the UN Commission on Human Rights. It takes this opportunity to deliver statements on a number of thematic issues on the agenda of the Commission and of concern to the ICRC.

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
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



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