The United Nations is expected to reveal a so-called battle plan to tackle the growing global food crisis. The meeting in Switzerland on Monday comes after a warning from the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Jean Ziegler says biofuels are a crime against humanity. Al Jazeera asked him to give us his personal view on exactly what's wrong with the system right now.

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Riz Khan speaks to Richard Falk, the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, about whether Israel has committed war crimes in its Gaza offensive and whether Barack Obama, the US president-elect, could do more to pressure Israel.

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United Nations independent experts have condemned the "brutal repression" of protesters in Syria and are calling on the international community to ensure human rights violations do not go unpunished. Juan Mendez the special rapporteur on torture on behalf of all special mandate holders, in a recorded video message, told the UN Human Rights Council, during a special session on Syria, that perpetrators should be held accountable and victims compensated.

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Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Speaking at the IIED and HIVOS Provocations Event in Stockholm in March 2011.

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Interview with Anand Grover about the effects of the TRIPS Agreement, of the patenting of new HIV/Aids medicines in India and of Free-Trade Agreements in regard to access to medicines in developing countries. This video is lincensed under creative commons Attribution 3.0 Unported: creativecommons.org. Thanks a lot to Action against AIDS Germany for organizing the trip to India in March 2009 where this video was conducted.

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The UN Special Rapporteur on food Olivier de Schutter in his report to the United Nations Human Rights Council warned that bad nutrition is creating more sick people. He called for more agricultural subsidies to increase production of healthy foods such as cereals.

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A talk by Professor Heiner Bielefeidt (UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief) followed by a question and answer period. Dr. Bielefeidt spoke on 20 October 2011 at a public meeting held at the Baha'i offices in New York City. This meeting commemorated the 30th Anniversary of the 1982 UN Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief and the 25th Anniversary of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

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The notorious, baised UN Special Rappoteur P Alston has repeatedly tried to tarnish Sri Lanka's image by throwing bogus war crime charges against Sri Lanka. Alston is a blind to west European war crimes committed in Iraq and Afghanisan and has been an "Excitable Chap" on Sri Lanka. Prof. Rajiva Wijesingha severely criticised for sending a letter based merely on a reported newspaper interview asking for explanations on the killing of LTTE terrorist leaders during the final phase of the war. Human Rights & Disaster Management Ministry Secretary Professor Rajiva Wijesinha has been a frequent critic of Prof. P. Alston for years for his baised Rapports at UN who represents and defends only rich European nations. "We got a letter from (UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions) Philip Alston and it is another nuisance. I think that Gen. Fonseka shouldnt have said that or if he hadnt said that, Ms. (Frederika) Jansz shouldnt have made it up. But unfortunately Philip Alston sent us a letter in which he bases his question on a reported interview" said Prof. Wijesinha. Rajiva Wijesinha said that he had already sent a letter to Mr. Alston stating that the particular interview had been withdrawn or rather Gen. Sarath Fonseka had said he never said anything of the sort. The very basis of this allegation is gone. Mr. Alstons letter no longer stands and I suggest that he withdraws it. This has happened earlier as well. In July there was a news report on a <b>...</b>

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David Martin, the European Parliament's rapporteur on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), announced that he will recommend that Parliament votes against this controversial trade agreement because it does not provide enough guarantees for citizens. Mr Martin made this announcement at the end of a public debate organised by the S&D Group in the European Parliament with representatives of industry, NGOs, unions, internet groups and citizens concerned about the effects of implementing ACTA. Interview with the rapporteur and with the president of the S&D Group, Euro MP Hannes Swoboda, who fully supported Mr Martin's position.

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Interview with Catarina de Albuquerque, Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and supporter of the Human Rights Logo Initiative. She talks about her opinion about the search for a global human rights symbol, her Work with the UN and explains the meaning of the Human Rights Declaration and its adoption in different countries.

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On May 23, 2008, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Racism, Mr. Doudou Diene of Senegal, was in Chicago as part of a three-week mission to the US Mr. Diene attended a public hearing where representatives from NGOs and victims provided testimony on racial discrimination practices in the city. Joey Mogul, attorney to Chicago Police torture victims provided testimony on police brutality and the Jon Burge torture cases. Following Joey Mogul's testimony are remarks by Anthony Holmes. Holmes was tortured by Jon Burge in 1973.

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European Parliament debate on 29th February 2012, about the resolution proposed about the 2011 Progress Report on Turkey by Rapporteur MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten. The report about the resolution proposed to the European Parliament by the Turkey Rapporteur is available at: www.europarl.europa.eu "MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION - to wind up the debate on statements by the Council and the Commission pursuant to Rule 110(2) of the Rules of Procedure on the 2011 Progress Report on Turkey. Ria Oomen-Ruijten on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs - European Parliament resolution on the 2011 Progress Report on Turkey". Details of the proposed amendments to said resolution are available at: www.europarl.europa.eu The resolution itself, and the proposed amendments, will be voted on on 1st March 2012.

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On April 24, 2012 James Anaya, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, visited NCAI for a discussion with Tribal Leaders.

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* The Obama administration has publicly defended the legality of drone attacks for the first time. State Department legal adviser Harold Koh said last week the use of drones in the fight against al-Qaeda was both legal and necessary. Kohs comments come six months after Philip Alston, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, said that the strikes might violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Alston joins us with his reaction to Kohs response.

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United Nations, New York, 3 March 2010 - The 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women undertakes a fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. This is the statement by Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. Related websites: www2.ohchr.org www.un.org

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www.DemocracyNow.org One of the leaked US State Department cables released by WikiLeaks urges diplomats to gather intelligence about "plans and intentions of member states or UN Special Rapporteurs to press for resolutions or investigations into US counter-terrorism strategies and treatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan or Guantanamo." Democracy Now! speaks to Juan Méndez, the new UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Watch Part 2: www.youtube.com He has called on the United States to investigate and prosecute torture committed under former President George W. Bush. He also said he hopes to visit Iraq and Guantánamo Bay to probe widespread torture allegations. Méndez says, "We seem to be focusing on whether disclosing [the cables] merits some kinds of action against Julian Assange ... I am very concerned about the documents that show that thousands of people first imprisoned by US forces [were] transferred to the control of forces in Iraq and perhaps even in Afghanistan, where they knew they were going to be tortured." For the podcast, transcript, and extensive WikiLeaks news coverage, visit www.DemocracyNow.org. Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.DemocracyNow.org/donate

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From www.witness.org | In an interview with Program Manager, Ryan Schlief, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, describes the global circumstances that have led to the growth of forced evictions around the world. Raquel Rolnik believes that, since the forces causing forced evictions are global, campaigns on forced evictions must be global as well and that video is important in fighting on forced evictions "The reasons why we are having so many forced evictions all over the world have an international motivation. So, it's important for the resistance to forced evictions to become international. And it's very important for this resistance to use video to show from one community to the other that they are a living the same phenomenon, which is an global phenomenon, that should be fought against globally as well."

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UN Special Rapporteur, Quintana spoke at the FCCT event in Thailand, doubting the intentions of the Burmese government and its recent Amnesty program where over 14000 prisoners were released. He also spoke of his concerns of the ethnic minorities in the region.

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A video message at the Gender, Nutrition and the Right to Adequate Food workshop organized by the Department of Gender and Nutrition at the University of Hohenheim, the FoodFirst Information and Action Network (FIAN International), and the Geneva Infant Feeding Association (IBFAN-GIFA), in Rio de Janiero, Brazil during the World Nutrition Rio 2012 conference. fian.org

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