The Human Rights Council today adopted 16 texts on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, the grave and deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, the death penalty, and on human rights and unilateral coercive measures, among…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic. It also concluded its interactive…

The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Bahame Tom Nyanduga, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia. In his presentation, Mr. Nyanduga noted that it was necessary to place human rights at the core of the constitutional, political…

Hears Updates on Myanmar, Cambodia, Yemen, South Sudan, Boko Haram and Iraq and Starts General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka and held an…

Concludes General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council concluded its general debate on racism,…

The Human Rights Council at its noon meeting heard the presentation of a report and a study on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, followed by an interactive dialogue, and the presentation of the oral update of the High Commissioner on the mission to investigate…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Rhona Smith, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Cambodia, then heard the presentation of a report by Aristide Nononsi, Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Sudan. In her presentation, Ms.…

Concludes General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, and concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review mechanism. Palestine and Syria…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the impact of the world drug problem on the enjoyment of human rights. Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her opening remarks, referred to the first comprehensive report of the High Commissioner on the…

Hears Presentation of Reports by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent The Human Rights Council today held a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action, and then held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group of…