The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level panel discussion on the situation of human rights in Syria, focusing on the issue of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, and the need for accountability for related violations and abuses. Opening statements were...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. It also started its general debate on human rights situations requiring the Council’s attention. Yasmine Sooka, Chairperson of the Commission on Human...

INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC GENEVA, (Issued as received)– All parties to the Syrian conflict continued perpetrating violations and abuses which resulted in civilian casualties or otherwise impacted the civilian population, according to the latest...

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Thailand on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Charnchao Chaiyanukij, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry...

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a public plenary, in which it heard from the President of the Conference on the draft proposed programme of work, as well as from the delegations of Brazil, Syria, Pakistan, Israel, China and New Zealand. Alexey Borodavkin, Permanent...

Hears Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with Tomás Ojea Quintana, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and with two members of the Group of Independent...

Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Burundi Geneva, (Issued as received) – Mr Fatsah Ouguergouz (Chair), Ms Reine Alapini Gansou and Ms Françoise Hampson, members of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi established under resolution 33/24*, presented their first oral briefing** to the Human...

The Human Rights Committee held a public meeting this morning in which it discussed its methods of work, focusing on the report from Sarah Cleveland, a Committee Member, on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights meeting. The Committee also addressed the issue of the “Paper Smart Policy...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with Sheila Keetharuth, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, and with Fatsah Ouguergouz, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi. In her oral update to the...

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee. In her presentation, Ms. Lee recognized that the current Government of Myanmar was only nearing its first anniversary...