Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Mongolia, Panama and Maldives. During an evening meeting, it concluded its general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms. Vaanchig...

The Human Rights Council held during its noon meeting a panel discussion on a human rights-based approach to good governance in public service. Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an opening statement, said...

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held its annual half-day discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples, focused on follow-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and its outcome document. In her opening statements, Mona Rishmawi, Chief of Rule of Law, Equality and Non-...

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with its Advisory Committee, heard from the Intergovernmental Working Group on a...

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Burundi on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Martin Nivyabandi, Minister of Human Rights, Social Affairs, and...

Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations Requiring its Attention The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of reports by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and also heard from the...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Brazil on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as Brazil’s first report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention...

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic after hearing the Commission’s Chairperson, Paulo Pinheiro, present the Commission’s report. At the beginning of the meeting, Joachim Rücker, President of the Human Rights...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, during which speakers raised allegations of human rights violations in countries and regions around the world and reiterated the Council’s responsibility to address...

Hears from non-governmental organizations from Burundi, Greece and Italy The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights opened its fifty-sixth session this morning and adopted its agenda. It heard from Mr. Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the...