Calls Upon the Belarusian Authorities to Enter into a Dialogue with the Political Opposition   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run up to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. In the…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus. Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, read out the statement of Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Anaïs Marin,…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence. It also concluded…

  Begins Interactive Dialogue with Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development   The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial panel on the right to development, with a focus on strengthening international cooperation and solidarity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and concluded its interactive dialogue…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive discussion with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, and started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development. Speaking on contemporary…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the global human rights update by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and her updates on Nicaragua and Venezuela. The general debate started in previous meetings and summaries can be…

  Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic   The Human Rights Council this morning began a general debate on the global human rights update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, and her updates…

  Begins Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Human Rights Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar following…

  Hears High Commissioner’s Global Human Rights Update and Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Myanmar   The Human Rights Council this morning opened its forty-fifth regular session, hearing a global human rights update from Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner…