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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

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Challenges to Human Rights in Burundi Remain Enormous, and that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Remains Grave

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Challenges to Human Rights in Burundi Remain Enormous, and that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Remains Grave 22 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi and…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo 22 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-fourth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic,…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 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 Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations Conference on…

MORNING - Nearly 12 Years in, the Parties to the Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic Continue to Perpetrate War Crimes and Violate Basic Human Rights, Commission of Inquiry Tells Human Rights Council

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Nearly 12 Years in, the Parties to the Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic Continue to Perpetrate War Crimes and Violate Basic Human Rights, Commission of Inquiry Tells Human Rights Council 22 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian…

OHCHR press conference

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR press conference 22 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation Mariana KATZAROVA, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Situation in Ethiopia Has Deteriorated Significantly and that the Current State Policy in Russia Criminalises Any Dissent and Bolsters Support for the War through Censorship

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Situation in Ethiopia Has Deteriorated Significantly and that the Current State Policy in Russia Criminalises Any Dissent and Bolsters Support for the War through Censorship 21 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development 21 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning continued the general debate on agenda item three on the promotion and protection of all human…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Marks First Anniversary of the Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoptions

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Marks First Anniversary of the Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoptions 20 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today co-hosted an event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to mark the first anniversary of the joint statement on illegal intercountry adoptions.  Speakers discussed the content and objectives of the joint statement,…

AFTERNOON - Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development Presents to the Human Rights Council a Draft International Covenant on the Right to Development

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development Presents to the Human Rights Council a Draft International Covenant on the Right to Development 20 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights after the Presentation of…