The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the High Commissioner’s oral update on global human rights developments and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The presentation of the oral update can be found here and the first…

  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu ce matin un dialogue autour du rapport de l’ancienne Haute-Commissaire aux droits de l’homme, Mme Michelle Bachelet, sur la situation des droits de l’homme au Nicaragua. En fin de séance, le Conseil a par ailleurs entamé son débat général sur la mise…

  Cet après-midi, la situation des droits de l’homme en Afghanistan était au cœur des discussions au sein du Conseil des droits de l’homme. En début d’après-midi, M. Richard Bennett, Rapporteur spécial sur la situation des droits de l’homme en Afghanistan a présenté son rapport initial. Suite…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar, followed by an interactive dialogue with Nada Al-Nashif, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in Sri…

  The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-first session, hearing an oral update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al Nashif, on global human rights developments and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner. Ms. Al-Nashif extended her warmest…

  The Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-first regular session from 12 September to 7 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, currently serving as acting High Commissioner, will present the High Commissioner’s oral update…

  Le Comité des droits de l'homme a adopté, cet après-midi, son rapport sur le suivi des observations finales adressées aux États parties au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques à l’issue de l’examen de leurs rapports. Le rapport présenté ce jour concerne le suivi…

  The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Macao Special Administrative Region of China on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts commended Macao Special…

  Council Extends Mandates of Special Rapporteurs on Belarus and on Eritrea, of Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, of Five Thematic Mandate Holders, and Adopts a Resolution on Women and Girls in Afghanistan   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its fiftieth regular session…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted four texts, including extending the mandate of the fact-finding mission on Libya, and appointed eight Special Procedure mandate holders before closing its fiftieth regular session. The other texts adopted were on the promotion and protection…