Concludes Interactive Discussion on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine and Begins High-level Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in the Central African Republic   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights…

Ends Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in Mali and Begins Discussion on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine   The Human Right Council this morning concluded an urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police brutality and…

Speakers Urge the Council to Establish an International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement in the United States   The Human Right Council this afternoon began an urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police…

Begins Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in Mali   The Human Rights Council this morning held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after hearing an oral update from Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. Speakers said the racist events that had taken place, including those…

Ends General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories   The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.  At the beginning of the meeting, the Council concluded the general debate…

Holds General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights present reports of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Palestine and other…

Council Decides to Hold an Urgent Debate on the Current Racially Inspired Human Rights Violations, Systemic Racism, Police Brutality and the Violence against Peaceful Protests on 17 June   The Human Rights Council this morning resumed its forty-third session, which was suspended on 13 March…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its resumed forty-third regular session, which was suspended on 13 March because of COVID-19, from 15 to 19 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open around 11 a.m. on Monday, 15 June under the presidency of Ambassador…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances opened its eighteenth session today in an online meeting, hearing from the Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Committee’s Chairperson, as well as the mother of a victim…