Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Arabic versionGeneva, 4 April 2017 --The Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on the town of Khan Shikhoun in southern Idlib today which reportedly killed scores…

The Human Rights Council will convene a special meeting as a matter of courtesy on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 on the occasion of the visit of Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile. The special meeting will start at 11.30am in Room XX. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High…

Decides to Dispatch a Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar, Renews Mandates on Myanmar, Foreign Debt, Human Rights Defenders, Minority Issues, Adequate Housing, Iran, Mali, Freedom of Expression, Torture, Migrants, Racism, South Sudan, Syria and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The Human Rights…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-fourth regular session from 27 February to 24 March 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address the opening session, along…

THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILGeneva, Switzerland, 27 February-24 March 2017Media accreditation Media accreditations for the thirty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council are now officially open. Important: journalists who attended previous sessions of the Human Rights…