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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES ON THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
22 September 2020
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Hears the Presentation of Reports, Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE DIALOGUES ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTES
21 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances and the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE PROMOTION OF A DEMOCRATIC AND EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL ORDER
21 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Livingstone Sewanyana, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order after he presented his report on the interplay between the economic policies and safeguards of…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES WITH WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION AND INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS BY OLDER PERSONS
21 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group on arbitrary detention and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons.
Speaking on arbitrary detention were European Union,…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES ITS 2020 SESSION
18 September 2020
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The Conference on Disarmament today concluded the third and last part of its 2020 session. The first part of the session was held from 20 January to 27 March, the second part from 25 May to 10 July, and the third part started on 3 August.
From 10 March to 30 June, the Australian and Austrian Presidencies of the Conference were…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS
18 September 2020
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Calls Upon the Belarusian Authorities to Enter into a Dialogue with the Political Opposition
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run up to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath.
In the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS URGENT DEBATE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS
18 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council this morning held an urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus.
Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, read out the statement of Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Anaïs Marin, Special…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
18 September 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations Refugee…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TRUTH, JUSTICE, REPARATION AND GUARANTEES OF NON-RECURRENCE
17 September 2020
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS BIENNIAL PANEL ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON MERCENARIES
17 September 2020
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Begins Interactive Dialogue with Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial panel on the right to development, with a focus on strengthening international cooperation and solidarity in the…
