The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Bahame Tom Nyanduga, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia. In his presentation, Mr. Nyanduga noted that it was necessary to place human rights at the core of the constitutional, political...

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic. It also concluded its interactive...

Hears Updates on Myanmar, Cambodia, Yemen, South Sudan, Boko Haram and Iraq and Starts General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka and held an...

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights yesterday and today considered the combined second to fourth periodic reports Guyana. Raphael Trotman, Member of Parliament and Minster of Governance of Guyana, said that the report submitted in 2012 combined the second, third and fourth...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Rhona Smith, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Cambodia, then heard the presentation of a report by Aristide Nononsi, Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Sudan. In her presentation, Ms....

The Human Rights Council at its noon meeting heard the presentation of a report and a study on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, followed by an interactive dialogue, and the presentation of the oral update of the High Commissioner on the mission to investigate...

Concludes General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council concluded its general debate on racism,...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial reports of Cuba on how the country is implementing the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Optional Protocol on children involved in armed conflict. Introducing the reports...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the impact of the world drug problem on the enjoyment of human rights. Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her opening remarks, referred to the first comprehensive report of the High Commissioner on the...

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning heard from the National Human Rights Institutions of Iraq and Morocco, as well as several non-governmental organisations from Iraq, Morocco, and Guyana. The National Human Rights Institution and non-...