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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears the High Commissioner’s Presentation of Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus and Starts a General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update and on the Reports

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears the High Commissioner’s Presentation of Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus and Starts a General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update and on the Reports 07 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, present reports on the activities of his Office in Colombia,…

In Dialogue with Peru, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Advances in Promoting Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning the Trial of Former President Pedro Castillo and Alleged Human Rights Violations Occurring During Recent Demonstrations

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Peru, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Advances in Promoting Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning the Trial of Former President Pedro Castillo and Alleged Human Rights Violations Occurring During Recent Demonstrations 07 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Peru on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 07 March 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents an Oral Update on the Activities of his Office and Recent Human Rights Developments

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents an Oral Update on the Activities of his Office and Recent Human Rights Developments 07 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Hears of “Staggering” Numbers of Civilian Victims in South Sudan, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua   The Human Rights Council this…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound Human Rights Harms and that Serious and Systematic Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Nicaragua are Crimes against Humanity

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound Human Rights Harms and that Serious and Systematic Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Nicaragua are Crimes against Humanity 06 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan   The Human Rights Council…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire and Shows No Sign of Improvement, and that the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan Continues to Deteriorate

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire and Shows No Sign of Improvement, and that the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan Continues to Deteriorate 06 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory   The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Eighth Session

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Eighth Session 06 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-eighth session, during which it would review the reports of Angola, Argentina, Georgia, Peru, Togo and Tunisia. In her opening statement, Wan-Hea Lee, Chief, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Sudan and in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Sudan and in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on Sudan with the assistance of the Designated Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, and started an interactive dialogue on the…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Lithuan

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Lithuania, Panama, Portugal and Yemen 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-third session…

MORNING - The Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua Continues to Erode, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Tells the Human Rights Council

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - The Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua Continues to Erode, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Tells the Human Rights Council 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes its General Segment   The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general segment and then held an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on the situation of human…