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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-first Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Brazil, Panama, Spain and France

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-first Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Brazil, Panama, Spain and France 24 September 2021 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-first session after adopting its concluding observations on the initial reports of Brazil and Panama, and on supplementary information submitted by Spain and France. Juan…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Eighty-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland and Switzerland

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Eighty-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland and Switzerland 24 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its eighty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland and Switzerland. Mikiko Otani…

AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council: 350,209 Civilians Have Been Killed in the Syrian Conflict

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council: 350,209 Civilians Have Been Killed in the Syrian Conflict 24 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-finding Mission on the Bolivarian…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 24 September 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells the Human Rights Council that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Continues to Worsen in 2021

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells the Human Rights Council that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Continues to Worsen in 2021 24 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela Tells Council that it Has Reasonable Grounds to Believe that the Justice System Has Played a Significant Role in the State's Repression of Opponents of the Government…

AFTERNOON - Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic: Parties to the Conflict Continue to Perpetrate War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, Infringing on the Basic Human Rights of Syrians

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic: Parties to the Conflict Continue to Perpetrate War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, Infringing on the Basic Human Rights of Syrians 23 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Commission of Inquiry on Burundi: The Fa çade of Normalisation Hides a Very Concerning Human Rights Situation   The Human Right Council this…

MORNING - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar Has Deteriorated Significantly and Some Violations May Amount to Crimes against Humanity

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar Has Deteriorated Significantly and Some Violations May Amount to Crimes against Humanity 23 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   In South Sudan, Peace Continues to be Plagued by Staggering Levels of Localised Violence by Community-based Militias that Threaten to Further Destabilise the Country and Endanger…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar to the Human Rights Council: there is a Compelling Case that the Military Junta in Myanmar is C ommitting Crimes against Humanity

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar to the Human Rights Council: there is a Compelling Case that the Military Junta in Myanmar is C ommitting Crimes against Humanity 22 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes the General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights   The Human Right Council this afternoon held an interactive…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development 22 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Hears Address by the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan   The Human Rights Council this morning started its general debate on the promotion and protection of all…

AFTERNOON - Plastic Recycling is a Clear Example of Disinformation in the Context of Toxics, Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Wastes Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Plastic Recycling is a Clear Example of Disinformation in the Context of Toxics, Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Wastes Tells Human Rights Council 21 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Hears Presentation of Thematic Reports by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner, Statements by the President of the Economic and Social Council and the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, and Concludes…