Greek authorities are arresting large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers in the country's cities and islands and moving many of them to the north, raising fears of illegal expulsions to Turkey.

When President Lula da Silva of Brazil addresses the UN Human Rights Council on June 15, 2009, he should explain why Brazil is using its vote in the council to protect countries with appalling human rights records.

The UPR was an important opportunity for Mexico to acknowledge that one of the most significant human rights problems the country is facing today is the failure of accountability for serious human rights violations committed by its military. It is extremely disappointing that recommendations issued by states during Mexico's UPR about this pressing issue did not enjoy the support of Mexico.

Racism has been a stain on human history, from slavery to the Holocaust to the genocide in Rwanda, yet it continues all over the world, from the silencing of religious minorities and indigenous peoples, to ethnic war, discrimination and xenophobia against migrants.

Racism taints everything and harms everyone. It prohibits, inhibits and stifles diversity and voices. It is too important to ignore or to overlook.

The United Nations Human Rights Council should ask Senegal to move forward on the trial of the exiled former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré.

The UN Human Rights Council’s resolution condemning abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo failed to include concrete steps to protect civilians.

While Human Rights Watch remains faithfully involved in the Durban Review Conference, it does not support the proposal made by a group of NGOs to have an NGO Forum. We consider that the most important contribution tht NGOs can make at the multilateral level is to contribute to the formal negotiation processes.