Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by the Assistant Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Burundi The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein present an oral update on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, and his report on the situation of…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance. The Council started the general debate on Monday, 27 June and the summary can be read here. In the general debate, speakers noted that xenophobia and…

Hears Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador The Human Rights Council held at its midday meeting separate interactive dialogues with Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, and with Mohammed Ayat, Independent…

The Human Rights Council today held a panel discussion on the use of sport and the Olympic ideal to promote human rights for all. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that sports could be a strong force for equality and diversity, and noted that in 2016,…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. In the general debate, speakers underlined that the Universal Periodic Review should be conducted in an objective, non-biased, constructive, non-confrontational and non-politicized manner. They all…

The Human Rights Council today held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. Israel was not in the room to take the floor as a concerned country. State of Palestine, speaking as a concerned country, said that Israel continued to carry out…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. During the debate, speakers reiterated their attachment to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, as well as to the principles of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Mutuma Ruteere, the Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, followed by a general debate on racism and racial discrimination. In the presentation of his reports, Mr.…

The Human Rights Council today adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Denmark, Palau, and Somalia. Carsten Staur, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the second cycle had taken place in the context of an unprecedented…