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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Cyberbullying against Children, Hearing that It Affects One in Three Students from Ages 13 to 15 and Needs a Holistic Approach

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Cyberbullying against Children, Hearing that It Affects One in Three Students from Ages 13 to 15 and Needs a Holistic Approach 27 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Continues General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention …

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Informal Meeting with States

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Informal Meeting with States 27 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today held an informal meeting with States.  Olivier de Frouville, Chair of the Committee, expressed gratefulness to the States parties that had dedicated time to participating in the exchange.  Speaking in the discussion were Iraq, Argentina,…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with National Human Rights Institutions

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with National Human Rights Institutions 26 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today held an informal meeting with national human rights institutions.  Olivier de Frouville, Chair of the Committee, welcomed the contributions of national human rights institutes to the work of the Committee, saying that the Committee…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention 26 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on its agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, hearing about violations of human rights in many countries and territories around the world.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 26 September 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Institute…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that States Must Prioritise the Participation of Youth in Climate and Environmental Processes, and that the People of Myanmar Are Enduring Flagrant Human Rights Violations

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that States Must Prioritise the Participation of Youth in Climate and Environmental Processes, and that the People of Myanmar Are Enduring Flagrant Human Rights Violations 26 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning held the biennial panel discussion on youth and human rights, under the theme of young…

AFTERNOON - Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela Tells the Human Rights Council that Human Rights Violations Are Continuing in Venezuela, Reflecting a Policy of Repressing Dissent

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela Tells the Human Rights Council that Human Rights Violations Are Continuing in Venezuela, Reflecting a Policy of Repressing Dissent 25 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine The Human…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Special Procedures Have Achieved Gender Parity for the First Time, and that the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Has Found Continuing Evidence of War Crimes Committed by Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Special Procedures Have Achieved Gender Parity for the First Time, and that the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Has Found Continuing Evidence of War Crimes Committed by Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine 25 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Fourth Session

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Fourth Session 25 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-fourth session, hearing opening remarks from Wan-Hea Lee, Chief, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Representative of the…

HRC - Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HRC - Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine 25 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement The Commissioners oral update to HRC 25 September 2023 Erik Møse, Chair of the Commission Pablo de Greiff, Commissioner Vrinda Grover, Commissioner