Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Tenth Anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Concludes Dialogue with the Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the tenth…

  The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and concluded an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, and with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. Diego García-Sayán,…

  Holds Minute of Silence in Memory of Former Committee Member Christof Heyns   The Human Rights Committee today opened its online one hundred and thirty-second session, hearing from Simon Walker, Chief, Section One, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Chair of the Working Group on…

  The Human Rights Council this morning concluded a dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, held a discussion with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, and started a debate with the Independent Expert on the protection against…

  The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women today held a discussion on the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The first part of the general discussion focused on equality and non-discrimination with a focus on Indigenous women and girls and intersecting…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity. It also concluded the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Independent Expert…

  The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to education in which she presented a report on the cultural dimension of the right to education. It also concluded the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the…