Elects Members of Human Rights Council Advisory Committee The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 15 texts in which it extended for three years the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and…

The Human Rights Council this morning held interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Somalia, and the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Sudan. In the discussion on…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, after hearing a report based on the observations of a fact-finding mission to the country. Delivering the report, Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights present updates and country reports on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen and Cambodia under its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate, speakers reaffirmed their commitment to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action on the occasion of its twentieth…

Holds general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance The Human Rights Council at midday held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, including on its missions to Panama and the United Kingdom. The…

Begins Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a stand-alone high-level interactive dialogue on assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights. The Council also began an interactive dialogue with…

Holds General Debate on Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council this morning heard the introduction of the report of the Secretary-General on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, followed by a general debate on the human rights…

Hears Address by Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Relations with Civil Society of Mauritania The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories. It also heard an address by…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh and Azerbaijan. Abdul Hannan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said it was encouraging to see that significant strides being made in Bangladesh had…