The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kazakhstan on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Rashid Zhakupov, Deputy Minister of Internal...

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Ben Emmerson, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, and with Karima Bennoune, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Mr. Emmerson said that the...

The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on his annual report. In his presentation, High Commissioner Zeid referred to the refugee crisis and said that the European Union’s recent draft...

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Sweden on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Per Olsson Fridh, State Secretary, Ministry of Culture, reaffirmed the commitment of the...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive clustered dialogue on the joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions on practical recommendations...

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Burkina Faso on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Bibata Nebie, Director...

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Namibia its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by Albert Kawana, Minister of Justice, who said that during the previous...

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Joseph Cannataci, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, and with Heiner...

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Foreign Debt and on the Right to Food, Hears Statements in Observance of International Women’s Day The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against...

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Tunisia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Kamel Jendoubi, Minister...