The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process on the report on the United Arab Emirates, and began its consideration of Universal Periodic Review process on the report on Israel. At the beginning of the meeting, Martin I. Uhumoibi, the President…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Liechtenstein, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Burkina Faso. Norbert Frick, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Liechtenstein had a…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Botswana, the Bahamas, and Burundi. Augustine Makgonatsotlhe, Secretary for Defence, Justice and Security in the Office of the President of Botswana, presenting additional…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Luxembourg, Barbados and Montenegro. Jean Feyder, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Luxembourg was committed to include…

Libya’s Deputy Minister of Justice Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this morning discussed a report by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, and the situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as follow-up to the Council’s Special…

Hears Presentation of Reports from the Advisory Committee, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the Forum of Minority Issues The Human Rights Council this afternoon took up its agenda item on human rights situations that require the attention of the Council, hearing from…

Hears Address by Foreign Minister of Algeria This morning the Human Rights Council began its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, addressing a wide range of issues including…

Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, after which it held an interactive…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive discussion on the reports of the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its interactive discussion on the reports of the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General…