Appoints Four Members of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted five resolutions in which it, among other actions, extended the mandates of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali for one year, and of the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Saudi Arabia on the measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Bandar Aliaban, President of the Human…

Extends Mandates of the Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food and on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 12 resolutions in which it, among other actions, decided to extend the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and of the Special…

Concludes General Debate on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner and Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building, after hearing the presentation of…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a progress report on follow-up to views. The report, presented by Photini Pazartzis, Committee Vice-Chair and the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to views on 19 March, concerned 17 communications from 12 States parties to the International Covenant…

The Human Rights Committee this morning held a half-day general discussion in preparation for a general comment on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. Introducing the general comment, Christof Heyns, Committee Expert and…

Hears Statement by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance La Conférence du désarmement a entendu ce matin une déclaration de M. Sergueï Viktorovitch Lavrov, Ministre des affaires étrangères de la Fédération de Russie. Plusieurs délégations…

AFTERNOONHears Presentation of Country Reports on Colombia, Cyprus, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran and on the Human Rights Situation of Rohingya and other Minorities in Myanmar, as well as Oral Updates on Venezuela and YemenGENEVA (20 March 2019) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka. It also concluded an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. Michelle Bachelet,…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held a high-level interactive dialogue on the evolution of the human rights situation in the Central African Republic. Nazhat Shameem Khan, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council, said the high-level interactive dialogue would assess the evolution of…