The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty, with a focus on human rights violations in the context of the death penalty, in particular with respect to the rights to non-discrimination and equality. Coly Seck, President…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Poland, Belgium, Egypt, South Africa, Malaysia, Norway, Iraq and Sri Lanka. Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, said that the international community faced…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its high-level segment, hearing addresses from 22 dignitaries, who expressed concern at the plight of human rights worldwide and the multilateral order, and spoke about the coordination of international efforts to reinforce human rights, ways…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting continued with its high-level segment, hearing addresses from 17 dignitaries who spoke about the shrinking space for civil society human rights violations across the world, and underlined the responsibility of the international community to protect…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning met with non-governmental organizations that briefed it on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Kazakhstan, whose report will be considered during the week. No…

Conference Continues its High-Level Segment United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Conference on Disarmament this afternoon, as it continued its high-level segment. The Conference also heard statements by dignitaries from Australia, Ireland, Slovenia, Brazil, Italy,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and the national human rights institutions to hear information on the situation of women in the United Kingdom, Serbia, and Botswana, whose reports will be…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting continued with its high-level segment, hearing addresses from dignitaries from 18 countries, who spoke about human rights violations across the world and the deterioration of respect for human rights, the Council’s role in promoting human rights…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Belarus. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, said that nuclear disarmament was one of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, with a focus on human rights in the light of multilateralism: opportunities, challenges and the way forward. Opening the session, Coly Seck, President of the Human Rights Council, said…