The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Pakistan on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Kamran Michael, Minister for Human Rights of Pakistan…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the continued missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the sources of tensions in the Korean Peninsula. At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Fedor Rosocha of Slovakia, President of the Conference…

The Human Rights Council this morning began its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women with a panel discussion on accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women by engaging men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against women and girls. Kate Gilmore,…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, before hearing the presentation of…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Diego Garcia-Sayan, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, and with Dubravka Simonovic, Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Presenting his first report, Mr.…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive dialogue with David Kaye, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Mr. Kaye recalled that human rights law protected everyone’s right to seek, receive and impart information…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. In the discussion, several delegations commented on the issue of voluntary standards for businesses, with…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights heard this morning from civil society organizations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Pakistan, whose report the Committee will review this week.Pakistan Dalit Solidarity…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka on its implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Ravinatha Aryasinha, Permanent…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with Michael K. Addo, Chair of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and with François Crépeau, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of…