The Human Rights Committee this morning held a half-day general discussion in preparation for a general comment on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. Introducing the general comment, Christof Heyns, Committee Expert and...

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based on the report of the High Commissioner on the developments of the human rights situation in the Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of...

Hears Statement by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary under the presidency of the United States, hearing from its President on the activities planned during the next four...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the combined second and third report of Spain on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Maria Luisa Carcedo, Ministry of...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, and heard an update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. Presenting his report, Mr. Tine underscored that the disarmament, demobilization...

Concludes General Debate on the Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, after hearing the presentation of reports...

The Human Rights Committee today discussed an update by the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations and by the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to views. According to the Committee’s procedure, the Committee selects a minimum of two and maximum of four recommendations, termed the...

The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, and with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the occupied...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the discussion, speakers said that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action made clear that human rights were universal and indivisible....

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held a general debate on the situation of human rights in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. Presenting four reports concerning the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and other occupied Arab territories, Andrew...