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Human Rights Council Decides to Establish an International Commission of Human Rights Experts to Investigate Allegations of Violations in Ethiopia

3 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Decides to Establish an International Commission of Human Rights Experts to Investigate Allegations of Violations in Ethiopia 17 December 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on Ethiopia after deciding to establish an international commission of human rights experts to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into allegations of…

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Urges All Parties to Pull Back from a Posture of War in Ethiopia

3 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Urges All Parties to Pull Back from a Posture of War in Ethiopia 17 December 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Right Council this morning opened its special session on “the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”, hearing the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights warn that increasing hatred, violence and discrimination could escalate into generalised violence, and urge…

Human Rights Council to Hold a Special Session on 17 December to Address the “Grave Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia”

3 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold a Special Session on 17 December to Address the “Grave Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia” 13 December 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday, 17 December, to address the “grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 13 December by the European Union. In order…

Human Rights Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Designate an Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan

3 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Designate an Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan 05 November 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution in which it condemned in the strongest possible terms the military takeover on 25 October 2021 in Sudan and requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to designate without delay an Expert on…

BACKGROUND RELEASE - Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on Friday, 5 November

3 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home BACKGROUND RELEASE - Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on Friday, 5 November 02 November 2021 Press Release   The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address the “implications of the ongoing situation in the Republic of the Sudan” on Friday, 5 November starting at 12:30 p.m. CET. The special session is being convened as per an official request submitted jointly by…

Human Rights Council Concludes Forty-eighth Regular Session after Adopting 25 Resolutions and One Statement by the President

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Concludes Forty-eighth Regular Session after Adopting 25 Resolutions and One Statement by the President 11 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Appoints Special Rapporteurs on Afghanistan, Burundi and on Human Rights and Climate Change, Renews Mandates on Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, and Appoints Three Mandate Holders…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Extends Mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, Appoints Mandate Holders, and Closes its Forty-eighth Regular Session

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Extends Mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, Appoints Mandate Holders, and Closes its Forty-eighth Regular Session 11 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning extended mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, appointed…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Appoints a Special Rapporteur on the Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change and a Special Rapporteur to Monitor the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Appoints a Special Rapporteur on the Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change and a Special Rapporteur to Monitor the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi 08 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Adopts Resolutions on the Situation of Humans Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, and on Cooperation with the United Nations   The Human Rights…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Four Resolutions on the Right to Development, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples, the Human Rights Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young People, and the Human Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable E

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Four Resolutions on the Right to Development, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples, the Human Rights Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young People, and the Human Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment 08 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted four resolutions on the right to development, human rights and…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Four Resolutions on Child Early and Forced Marriage, the Negative Legacies of Colonialism, a Democratic and Equitable International Order, and the Death Penalty

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Four Resolutions on Child Early and Forced Marriage, the Negative Legacies of Colonialism, a Democratic and Equitable International Order, and the Death Penalty 08 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted four resolutions on child early and forced marriage in times of crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the negative impact of the legacies…