International Service for Human Rights

65th Session

• High Commissioner's statement

• Independent Expert on water statement

64th Session

• Statement by Special Rapporteur on extradjudical executions

• Statement by Holy See to counter-terrorism report

63rd Session

• Counter statement on SOGI by Syria (18 December 2008)

• Statement on sexual orientation gender identity (18 December 2008)

61st Session

• Joint NGO statement on the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly (14 September 2007)

• Joint NGO letter to the General Assembly on the elections to the Human Rights Council (30 April 2007)

• Joint NGO statement on the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly (14 September 2007)

• Joint NGO statement on the Annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner (Item 2), 8th session of the Human Rights Council (2 June 2008): Updated English version; French version

• Open letter from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to the UN Secretary-General outlining the criteria/qualifications and the selection process needed for the next High Commissioner (14 March 2008) - open

• Joint NGO letter to the UN Secretary-General requesting a meeting, following his commitment to consult with the 'human rights support community' (12 May 2008) - open

• Statement by the UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson defending the transparency of the selection process (10 June 2008) - open