Derechos: Human Rights Listings

Scholars at Risk is pleased to announce the launch of an online "Academic Freedom Opinion Survey." The survey seeks to collect information on levels of respect for academic freedom and related values from faculty, students, staff, administrators and alumni at higher education institutions worldwide.

We invite you to complete the survey by visiting http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/survey07. All responses are confidential. After completing the survey, you will be able to compare responses with those of other respondents around the world. You also are invited to help generate better results by sharing the survey with friends and colleagues.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights presents its compliments to non-governmental organizations and has the honour to refer to the General Assembly resolution 61/164 of 19 December 2006, entitled "Combating Defamation of Religions", which requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the resolution to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session.

Non-governmental organizations are invited to forward contributions, with regards to initiatives on global dialogue for promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace based on respect for human rights and religious diversity, to this report to the Anti-Discrimination Unit by 13 July 2007. All contributions should be forwarded to Mrs. Marie-Dominique Perret (fax + 41 22 92 890 50 or e-mail: mperret@ohchr.org ).
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights seizes this opportunity to renew to non-governmental organisations the assurance of their highest consideration.