..Press Release................................ UNESCAP News Services

Date 20 February 2006
Note to Editor: N/08/2006

PRESS BRIEFING BY
THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR OF THE COMMISSION
ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR

Friday, 24 February 2006

Bangkok (United Nations Information Services) -- Prof. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar will mark the conclusion of his final mission to Asia (India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand), with a press briefing for the media on Friday, 24 February 2006 from 10.30-11.30 hours, at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok.

Note to editors: You or your representatives are cordially invited to attend the press briefing by Prof. Pinheiro on Friday, 24 February 2006 at 10:30 hours at the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCCT), Penthhouse, Maneeya Centre Building, Ploenchit Road, Phatumwan, Bangkok, Tel. 02-652-0580-1.
For media inquiries, please contact:

David Lazarus, Chief
UN Information Services Bangkok
Tel: +(66-2) 288-1861/66
Fax: +(66-2) 288-1052
E-mail: unisbkk.unescap@un.org

Please confirm your participation with:

OHCHR Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Building, Bangkok
Tel: 02-288-2585 Fax: 02-2883009
Email: muangsiri.unescap@un.org

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