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In Dialogue with Lesotho, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Combat Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Raise Issues Concerning the Death Penalty and Attacks on Journalists

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Lesotho, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Combat Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Raise Issues Concerning the Death Penalty and Attacks on Journalists 12 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Lesotho on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending measures to…

AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Urgent Debate of the Human Rights Council that Speech and Inflammatory Acts against Muslims and Others Are Offensive, Irresponsible and Wrong 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Urgent Debate of the Human Rights Council that Speech and Inflammatory Acts against Muslims and Others Are Offensive, Irresponsible and Wrong  11 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an urgent debate on the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by recurrent desecration…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 11 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS the United Nations Development Programme and the Human Rights Council. Race to support surge of refugees fleeing Darfur…

In Dialogue with Colombia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Reparations for Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Victims of Conflict, Raise Issues Concerning Abortion and Reproductive Rights, and Protections for Human Rights Defenders

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Colombia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Reparations for Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Victims of Conflict, Raise Issues Concerning Abortion and Reproductive Rights, and Protections for Human Rights Defenders 11 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Colombia on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and…

MORNING - In Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building in the Field of Human Rights, Council Hears of the Importance of Technical Cooperation to Transform Human Rights Recommendations into Results on the Ground

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - In Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building in the Field of Human Rights, Council Hears of the Importance of Technical Cooperation to Transform Human Rights Recommendations into Results on the Ground 11 July 2023 Meeting Summaries Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism and Hears…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 11 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 on arbitrary deprivation of liberty in the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

Special Rapporteur Says Israel’s Unlawful Carceral Practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Are Tantamount to International Crimes and Have Turned it into an Open-Air Prison

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Special Rapporteur Says Israel’s Unlawful Carceral Practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Are Tantamount to International Crimes and Have Turned it into an Open-Air Prison 10 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Hears of the Continued Prominence of Racist, Nationalist and Far-Right Political Parties and Organizations Operating in…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Pakistan, Japan and Sri Lanka

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Pakistan, Japan and Sri Lanka 10 July 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Hears Presentation of Three Reports on the Voluntary Funds of the Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Pakistan, Japan and…

WMO hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 10 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Record global temperatures on land and sea surface Omar Baddour, Chief of Climate Monitoring at WMO Michael Sparrow, Chief of World Climate Research Programme

Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Seventh Session in Geneva

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Seventh Session in Geneva 10 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-seventh session, being held in Geneva from 10 to 28 July, during which it will review efforts by Switzerland, New Zealand, Romania and Spain to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and…