UN investigator fears abuse with new U.S. law
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The U.N. torture investigator charged on   Friday that a new U.S. law for tough interrogation of terrorism   suspects would deprive people of the right to a fair trial   before independent courts and could lead to mistreatment.
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U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will tell the 191-member U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the rule of law in the post-Sept. 11  world has been eroded both by the United States and by other nations as they battle terrorism, and by Islamic extremists and their horrific acts of violence, according to senior U.N. officials.
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United Nations human rights   investigators said on Thursday that legislation proposed by   President Bush for tough interrogations of foreign terrorism   suspects would breach the Geneva Conventions.
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United Nations, Nov 23 (PTI) The United Nations is investigating about 150 cases of sexual abuse, including pedophilia, rape and prostitution, against its peacekeepers in the Congo, a top official said.
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A United Nations human rights  investigator said his visit to the U.S. military facility in  Guantanamo Bay last week left him wondering whether it would be  possible for detainees' lawyers to mount an adequate defense.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan pledged full cooperation Thursday with investigations into alleged abuses in a U.N. oil and aid program that have led Republicans in Congress to demand his resignation. He said U.N. employees can be fired if they do not comply.
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A high-level panel appointed last year by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged on Tuesday the adoption of new, far-reaching ground rules to help the world face new and
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The new United Nations human rights watchdog earned mixed reviews Tuesday after its treatment of Cuba and Israel caused friction among major powers.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The Bush administration has been posting hundreds of highly confidential U.N. audits and investigation reports on a U.S. government Web site, opening the United Nations' inner workings and some of its more colorful scandals to unusual public scrutiny.
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The top U.N. official on torture said Friday that a bill before the U.S. Congress could deprive terrorism suspects of a fair trial and was especially troubling after the mistreatment of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
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The UN has photos and video footage of sexual abuses committed by UN staff in DR Congo, says an official.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan wanted to know the challenges of our time and whether reform within the UN is necessary to meet the challenges of new threats.
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The U.N. Development Program,  under fire from the United States, named a Hungarian, an Indian  and an American on Tuesday to an outside board to investigate  its practices in North Korea and the case of one  whistle-blower.
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The United Nations new human rights  watchdog agreed on Monday rules for working that oblige all  states -- even members of the Security Council -- to submit to  periodic scrutiny of their records.
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Beijing - The United Nations must show it is tough enough to ensure the security of its members so that individual countries do not take measures into their own hands, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.
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The United Nations is investigating about 150 allegations of sexual abuse by U.N. civilian staff and soldiers in the Congo, some of them recorded on videotape, a senior U.N. official said on Monday.
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There is growing fear among United Nations officials that Secretary-General Kofi Annan may have lost the confidence of the organisation&#39;s most powerful constituent, the United States.