The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general segment discussion in which delegations that were not represented by a dignitary at the high-level segment had the opportunity to take the floor. The Council heard statements from 22 countries as well as civil society representatives on a…

Eighteen Speakers Raise Issues Concerning Popular Demands for Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa and National Efforts to Promote Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning started the second day of its high-level segment, hearing 18 dignitaries raise issues concerning popular…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its high-level segment, hearing statements from 12 dignitaries who, among other issues, spoke about the human rights situation in Libya and international reactions to the violations of human rights in that country, issues and challenges to the…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and 14 High-Level Dignitaries Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning opened its sixteenth session, hearing from 14 high-level dignitaries and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, who said the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its high-level segment, hearing statements from 24 dignitaries who spoke about national efforts to promote and protect human rights, the review of the work of the Human Rights Council, the results of last week’s Special Session on the situation…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a Special Session on “The situation of human rights in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya”. Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that Muammar Al-Qadhafi must stop the violence now. Libya was a member of the Human Rights Council and as such…

Delegation of Libya addresses the Council, saying the will of the people is invincible The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Libya. Resolution S-15/L.1, adopted by consensus without a vote, calls on the Libyan government to, among other…

Resolution Calls for the Council to Dispatch Commission of Inquiry to Libya to Investigate all Alleged Violations of International Human Rights Law The Human Rights Council this afternoon closed its Special Session on the human rights situation in Libya after adopting a resolution in which it…

The Human Rights Council will hold its sixteenth regular session from 28 February to 25 March at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Council will begin its session by holding a High-Level Segment from Monday, 28 February to Wednesday, 2 March in which dignitaries will address the Council on…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya” on Friday, 25 February, starting at 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Hungary, on behalf of the…