Death Penalty: World and European Day against the Death Penalty - Joint Statement by M. Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, and Mme Rama Yade, Minister of State, Responsible for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights
Paris, October 10, 2007

France’s Election to the Human Rights Council: Statement by Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy.
New York, May 9, 2006

Establishment of the Human Rights Council: Message from Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic, to Jan Eliasson, President of the United Nations General Assembly
Paris, March 20, 2006

Public debate on children in armed conflicts - Speech by Pierre-André Wiltzer, High Representative for Security and Conflict-Prevention
New York, February 23, 2005

The Right of Asylum: Discussion on the Senate on the bill on the right of Asylum, preliminary remarks by Dominique de Villepin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Paris, October 22, 2003

France/Argentina/Human Rights: Extradition of Alfredo Astiz – Communiqué issued by the Ministry of Justice
Paris, July 26, 2003

Right of Asylum: Reform of the right of Asylum, joint press briefing given by Barry Delongchamps, Director General of the Directorate for French nationals abroad and foreigners in France at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Pierre Viaux, Director of OFPRA, (excerpts)
Paris, April 16, 2003

France/UN/Human Rights: Speech by Dominique de Villepin to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (excerpts)
Geneva, March 24, 2003

Fight against child labour: Reply by Dominique de Villepin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to a written question in the National Assembly
Paris, November 4, 2002