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AFTERNOON - High Commissioner: the Human Rights Council Has Given a Disturbing Diagnosis of Human Rights Violations Occurring in the Context of Peaceful Protests

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner: the Human Rights Council Has Given a Disturbing Diagnosis of Human Rights Violations Occurring in the Context of Peaceful Protests 29 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Secretary-General’s Report on Reprisals: the United Nations Cannot Tolerate that Those Who Bring Critical Perspectives to the United Nations Are Silenced and More Needs to Be Done   The Human…

In Dialogue with Kuwait, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Inquires about Women’s Rights, and about the Situation of Domestic Workers

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Kuwait, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Inquires about Women’s Rights, and about the Situation of Domestic Workers 29 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today completed its review of the third periodic report of Kuwait on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, inquiring…

MORNING - Young People Must Be the Protagonists in Developing Policies and Programmes that Affect Them, High Commissioner Tells High-level Panel Discussion on the Tenth Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Young People Must Be the Protagonists in Developing Policies and Programmes that Affect Them, High Commissioner Tells High-level Panel Discussion on the Tenth Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training 29 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Interactive Dialogue…

AFTERNOON - The Magnitude and Scope of Inequalities Created and Exacerbated by COVID-19 Is Truly Shocking, High Commissioner Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - The Magnitude and Scope of Inequalities Created and Exacerbated by COVID-19 Is Truly Shocking, High Commissioner Tells Human Rights Council 28 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the I mpact of State COVID-19 Recovery Measures Is Disproportionately and Negatively Affecting Indigenous Peoples   The Human…

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 28 September 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health…

In Dialogue with Rwanda, Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Welcomes Adoption of Progressive Legislation and Asks about Migrants in Irregular Situations

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Rwanda, Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Welcomes Adoption of Progressive Legislation and Asks about Migrants in Irregular Situations 28 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Rwanda on its implementation of the International…

MORNING - Indigenous Peoples Have Been Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19 – Senior United Nations Official Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Indigenous Peoples Have Been Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19 – Senior United Nations Official Tells Human Rights Council 28 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples on the theme…

AFTERNOON - The Gender Digital Divide Is a Reflection of the Overall Discrimination Faced by Women and Girls, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - The Gender Digital Divide Is a Reflection of the Overall Discrimination Faced by Women and Girls, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Human Rights Council 27 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual discussion on the integration…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Meets with Non-governmental Organisations

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Meets with Non-governmental Organisations 27 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon met with non-governmental organisations that briefed the Committee on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Azerbaijan, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose reports…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventieth Session

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventieth Session 27 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventieth session, hearing opening remarks from Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mohamed Ezzeldein Abdel-…