The Human Rights Council today held a 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 address all situations…

The Human Rights Council this evening held an interactive dialogue with Rita Izsák, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. In her presentation, Ms. Izsák noted that discrimination based on caste was a global phenomenon that affected over a quarter of a billion people in Asia, Africa, the Middle…

Hears Address from Minister of Justice of New Zealand The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Marzuki Darusman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and with Sheila Keetharuth, Special Rapporteur on the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and with Yanghee Lee, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. In his presentation, Mr. Shaheed identified…

Hears Right of Reply Statements in Response to the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on his Annual Report The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the progress in and challenges of addressing human rights issues in the context of efforts to end the HIV/AIDS…

Hears Presentations of Thematic Reports by the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General and by the Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council today heard presentations of the report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. In the debate, speakers raised many issues, including the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Ben Emmerson, 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. Mr. Emmerson said that the…

The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on his annual report. In his presentation, High Commissioner Zeid referred to the refugee crisis and said that the European Union’s recent draft…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Joseph Cannataci, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, and with Heiner…