The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, and with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, Nils Melzer.…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Luxembourg on measures taken to effectively implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, and with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky. The dialogue…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard a proposal by its President concerning next steps in the establishment of the five subsidiary bodies, with a view to progressively advance its substantive work. The decision (CD/WP.605/Rev.2), adopted on 16 February, proposed the establishment of five…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, and with Karima Bennoune, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Presenting her…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing addresses by ministerial officials from Turkey, Russia, Iran, Romania and South Africa. Ahmet Yildiz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, said that during the current review cycle of the of the…

Also Concludes its General Segment The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment, hearing statements from 17 dignitaries, who presented efforts to promote and protect human rights, and spoke of the Council as the main global forum for discussing human rights challenges.…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting began a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, and with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky. Ms. Farha said…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded the review of the initial report of Russia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Grigory Lekarev, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level panel discussion on the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, with a focus on the implementation of the provisions thereof…