The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion in which it took stock of the contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review, and identified ways to enhance further that contribution. Adam Abdelmula, Director of the Human…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Kuwait on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Jamal M. Alghunaim, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting 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…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in South Sudan. Choi Kyong-Lim, President of the Human Rights Council, said the enhanced dialogue on South Sudan would focus on the situation of human rights and the steps taken by the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary in which it heard from the outgoing Peruvian President of the Conference and the Russian Federation. Ambassador Luis Enrique Chavez Basagoitia of Peru, President of the Conference, said that this was the last week of…

The Human Rights Council during a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Miklós Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. Mr. Haraszti said that the only positive developments since his last report were the release of six political prisoners and the…

Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, followed by an interactive dialogue. At the beginning…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Mike Smith, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry to investigate systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights in Eritrea. Presenting the report, Mr. Smith said that the Commission had concluded that Eritrean…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Denmark on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Tobias Elling Rehfeld, Undersecretary of…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Violence against Women and on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Chaloka Beyani, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, and with…