Repatriation of Islamic State-Affiliated Women and Children from Syria also Broached by Committee Experts   The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Finland on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and…

  Council Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism,…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Effects of Foreign Debt   The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his report on countering Islamophobia and anti-…

    Special Rapporteur on the Environment Draws Attention to the Worsening Water Crisis   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, and started an interactive dialogue with the Special…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and started an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on foreign debt. Gerard Quinn, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with…

  Independent Expert on the Human Rights of Persons with Albinism Presents Report on Accomplishments by the Mandate as well as Challenges   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, followed by an interactive…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Mama Fatima Singhateh, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, who said the COVID-19 pandemic had caused a socio-economic crisis that had so far worsened the existing stark inequalities of…

  Concludes General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child with a panel discussion on the gaps and barriers affecting children: following up on commitments through the…

  Committee Elects Photini Pazartzis as New Chairperson, also Elects Bureau   The Human Rights Committee this afternoon opened its online one hundred and thirty-first session, hearing from Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of…

  La réalisation des droits de l'enfant est une condition nécessaire pour atteindre les objectifs du développement durable, mais la COVID-19 a aggravé la situation à cet égard et les crises provoquées par la pandémie risquent d'inverser les progrès réalisés jusqu'à présent. Ainsi, en 2020, le…