Human Rights Council Hears the Presentation of Reports on Cambodia, Georgia and Yemen, and Starts General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the interim report of the High Commissioner on the…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Bhutan, with Committee Experts commending Bhutan on its development of the “Human Dignity Clinic”, and asking about the potential introduction of quotas for…

Le Comité des droits de l’homme a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique de la République islamique d’Iran au titre du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques. Au cours de cet examen, des experts membres du Comité ont fait part d’inquiétudes sur…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia and an interactive dialogue with the…

Council Concludes Enhanced Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution on the situation of women’s rights in Bhutan, the Philippines, Jamaica and Guatemala, the reports of which the…

Council Holds Minute of Silence for the Victims of the Hamas Terrorist Attack on Israel and for the Natural Calamity in Afghanistan, and Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its eighty-sixth session, hearing a statement from Andrea Ori, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda for…

  Le Comité des droits de l’homme a ouvert, ce matin, les travaux de sa cent trente-neuvième session. Il a adopté à cette occasion l’ordre du jour de la session et son programme de travail provisoire, en vertu duquel il examinera successivement les rapports soumis par la République…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued the general debate under agenda item nine on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, hearing speakers urge the global…