The Human Rights Council this morning decided to hold an urgent debate on the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta at 3 p.m. today by a vote of 25 in favour, 4 against, with 8 abstentions. Opening the meeting, Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, said a request for the proposal…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting started its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Pablo de Greiff, and the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the prevention of genocide, Adama…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an urgent debate on the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. In his opening statement, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said for half a decade, the people of Eastern Ghouta had been under siege. They had endured…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, and with Karima Bennoune, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Presenting her…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, and with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky. The dialogue…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, and with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, Nils Melzer.…

Also Concludes its General Segment The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment, hearing statements from 17 dignitaries, who presented efforts to promote and protect human rights, and spoke of the Council as the main global forum for discussing human rights challenges.…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting began a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, and with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky. Ms. Farha said…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level panel discussion on the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, with a focus on the implementation of the provisions thereof…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting heard statements from dignitaries of 14 countries and one organization as it continued with its high-level segment. Alfonso Nsue Mokuy, Third Vice Prime Minister charged with human rights of Equatorial Guinea, said the Human Rights Council was…