The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the situation of human rights in Sudan, Somalia and the Central African Republic under its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building. In the interactive dialogue on Somalia, Isha Dyfan, Independent Expert on the situation of…

  The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon held a panel discussion on global migration, with the participation of States. Opening the meeting, Can Ünver, Committee Chairperson, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had had a devastating impact on the human rights of migrant workers and…

  The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the situation of human rights in South Sudan, Cambodia and Sudan under its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council held a minute of silence at the request of Norway to mark the…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Oral Presentation of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine   Transitional justice is key to unblocking the vicious circle of violence that persists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…

  The Committee on Migrant Workers today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Azerbaijan on measures taken to implement the International Convention on the Protection of the Right of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, asking about irregular migration as…

  Council Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance, Follow-up to and Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action   The Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights this morning told the Human Rights…

  Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon met with national human rights institutions and civil society organizations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Bolivia and in Nicaragua, whose reports will be…

  Council Holds General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   People of African descent in all parts of the world face environmental racism in the siting of landfills, toxic waste dispensaries, extractive industries, industrial and mining areas, factories and…

  The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this morning met with the National Human Rights Institution of Azerbaijan and with one non-governmental organisation, which briefed the Committee on the implementation in Azerbaijan of the International Convention on the Protection of the…