Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, this afternoon told the Human Rights Council that over-exploitation, land grabbing and contamination were not only breaking the sustainability of the world’s aquatic ecosystems, but were…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, under the theme of…

Council Concludes General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update and Hears Address by a Dignitary from Equatorial Guinea The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and…

  Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique soumis par le Kirghizistan au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. Pendant cet examen, des experts membres du Comité ont dit prendre note des progrès enregistrés par le…

The Human Rights Council the morning continued its general debate on the global update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, raising issues like development, climate change, and the rights of women and girls, among others.  Prior to the commencement of the debate, Jeyhun Aziz…

Chair of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua Accuses the President and Others of Carrying Out Acts that Constitute Prima Facie the Crime against Humanity of Persecution on Political Grounds Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered Mauritania's initial report on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts welcomed a prospective bill criminalising enforced disappearance,…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the report of his Office on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on his report on the human rights…

Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique soumis par le Liechtenstein au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. Pendant cet examen, une experte membre du Comité, observant qu’un enfant sur trois au Liechtenstein a…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Written Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Sri Lanka The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…