The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a panel discussion on national policies and human rights, which focused on identifying challenges, further developments and good practices in mainstreaming human rights in national policies and programmes. Juan Esteban Aguirre…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Iraq, Madagascar and Slovenia. Hassan Janabi, Head of the Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, said that of the 229 recommendations received, Iraq had accepted 115, while it…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Italy and El Salvador. Maurizio Enrico Serra, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Italy had accepted 176 of the 186…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia, Fiji and San Marino. Angelica Navarro, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, stated that Bolivia had participated in the Universal…

Also hears presentation of the reports of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Annual Meeting of Special Procedures The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák. It also heard presentations of the report of the Forum…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Commission, said that civilians had always been the primary victims in Syria, treated as legitimate targets by…

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 morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea. Marzuki Darusman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…

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

Hears Presentations of Thematic Reports by the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General and of a Report by the Joint Inspection Unit The Human Rights Council this morning heard presentations of thematic reports by the High Commissioner and the United Nations Secretary-General and of a report…