The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Seychelles, Solomon Islands and Latvia. Barry Faure, Secretary of State in the Foreign Affairs Department said that Seychelles accepted 142 recommendations and noted seven. Seychelles accepted…

Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Sierra Leone and Singapore. It also concluded its general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms. Mohamed Gibril Sesay, Minister…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Namibia, the Niger and Mozambique. Albert Kawana, Minister of Justice of Namibia, said that of the 219 recommendations received, Namibia had accepted 191 while the remaining 28 were still the subject of…

Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting started its general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, after hearing the presentation of the report of the fourth annual United Nations Forum on…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Estonia, Paraguay and Belgium. Andre Pung, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, presented an update on selected human rights areas, namely concerning gender…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in South Sudan. Choi Kyong-Lim, President of the Human Rights Council, said the enhanced dialogue on South Sudan would focus on the situation of human rights and the steps taken by the…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting started its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, during which speakers raised allegations of human rights violations in countries and regions around the world and reiterated the Council’s responsibility to…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion in which it took stock of the contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review, and identified ways to enhance further that contribution. Adam Abdelmula, Director of the Human…

Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, followed by an interactive dialogue. At the beginning…

The Human Rights Council during a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Miklós Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. Mr. Haraszti said that the only positive developments since his last report were the release of six political prisoners and the…