Closes its Thirty-Sixth Regular Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a Presidential Statement and 11 resolutions in which it called for the establishment of a group of eminent international and regional experts to monitor and report on the situation of human rights in Yemen,…

Adopts Five Resolutions, including on Syria, the Administration of Justice, the Question of the Death Penalty and Conscientious Objection to Military Service The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi,…

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports on Cambodia, Georgia and Yemen The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building, hearing the presentation of country reports by the Secretary-General and the High…

Establishes Working Group to Elaborate a Regulatory Framework on Private Military and Security Companies, Extends Mandates on an Equitable International Order, Enforced Disappearances, Truth and Reparations, Unilateral Coercive Measures and Hazardous Wastes The Human Rights Council this…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with Marie-Therese Keita-Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic. In the discussion, several delegations voiced concern about the alarming increase in violence in…

Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Rhona Smith, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, and concluded its enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation…

Hears Address by the President of the Central African Republic The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia and an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Aristide Nononsi, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan. It also started an interactive dialogue with Marie-Therese Keita-Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item and held an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. It also started an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Russia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Alexey Cherkasov, Deputy Minister of Labour and…