Le déni systématique des droits économiques et sociaux des victimes de la lèpre, notamment de leurs droits à la protection sociale, au travail et à la sécurité sociale, produit une situation d'extrême vulnérabilité pour ces personnes, a déploré cet après-midi Mme Alice Cruz, Rapporteuse…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon adjourned its online seventy-ninth session, during which, virtually, it held a day of general discussion on the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The Committee adopted ad referendum the report of its…

  The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth report of Togo on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. During a dialogue held entirely online, Committee Experts praised the quality and clarity of answers provided by…

  The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Clément…

  Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and started an interactive…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children   The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the human rights of older persons in the context of climate change. It also concluded its…

  Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Tenth Anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Concludes Dialogue with the Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the tenth…

  The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and concluded an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, and with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. Diego García-Sayán,…

  Holds Minute of Silence in Memory of Former Committee Member Christof Heyns   The Human Rights Committee today opened its online one hundred and thirty-second session, hearing from Simon Walker, Chief, Section One, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for…