President Maduro and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Address a Special Meeting of the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council today heard an address from Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in the context of a special meeting of the…

GENEVA (10 November 2015) – The Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate human rights violations in Eritrea has embarked on its second term after reconvening in New York. In July 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Council extended the mandate of the Commission for one year to investigate…

The Human Rights Council will hear an address from Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on Thursday, 12 November, in the context of a special meeting of the Council held as a matter of courtesy at the request of the Government of Venezuela. The special…

The twenty-third session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 November during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under…

President of the State of Palestine and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Address a Special Meeting of the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council today held a special meeting in which it heard an address by Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, who urged…

The Human Rights Council will convene a special meeting as a matter of courtesy on Wednesday, 28 October on the occasion of the visit of Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine. The special meeting will start at 12.00pm in Room XX. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High…

Adopts Resolutions on Yemen, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Countering Violent Extremism, and Racism and Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 14 texts in which it extended the mandates of the Independent Experts on the situation of human rights in the…

Council Adopts Two Resolutions on the Right to Development and on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order; Appoints Three Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Four Members of the Advisory Committee The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted two resolutions, on the…

Adopts Resolutions on Promoting Reconciliation in Sri Lanka and Grave Situation of Human Rights in Syria, and Extends Four Mandates The Human Rights Council concluded its thirtieth regular session this afternoon after adopting 32 texts on a wide range of issues, as well as its report for the…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on technical assistance and capacity building in the field of human rights. The general debate started on Wednesday, 30 September and a summary can be read here. During the debate, speakers expressed concerns about the human…