Discusses Reports on Afghanistan, Libya, Guinea and South Sudan under Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of country reports on Guatemala, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus and Iran under the agenda item on the annual report of the…

Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti and the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali. Gustavo Gallón, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti,…

Hears Update from the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict, Holds Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Holds General Debate after Presentation of Reports The Human Rights Council this morning took up the human rights situation in the Occupied…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on the follow-up to and the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate, delegations rejected attempts to limit the space for civil society by pressuring their representatives who spoke…

Chairperson of Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards Presents Report The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, and follow-up to and implementation of the Durban…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. In the debate, States reiterated their attachment to the Universal Periodic Review and stressed the importance of following-up and implementing recommendations in order to have impact on the…

Debate Focuses on Learning from Historical Tragedies to Combat Racial Discrimination Today The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual debate on the state of racial discrimination worldwide, with a focus on “learning from historical tragedies to combat racial discrimination today”.…

Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Council’s Subsidiary Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Egypt and of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and concluded its general debate on the Council’s human rights bodies and…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Kazakhstan, Angola and Iran. Elvira Azimova, Deputy Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan, underlined the importance of the Universal Periodic Review mechanism in supporting Kazakhstan’s democratic reforms.…