Council Terminates Consideration of Situation of Human Rights in Cameroon under its Complaints Procedure The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on accelerating global efforts to end violence against children. At the beginning of the meeting, Baudelaire Ndong Ella, President…

Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Palestinian Territories The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and concluded a general debate…

Holds Dialogue with Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, General Debate on Racial Discrimination, and Hears Presentation on Ukraine The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, followed by a…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on ensuring the use of remotely piloted aircraft or armed drones in counterterrorism and military operations in accordance with international law, including international human rights and humanitarian law. Moderating the discussion was…

Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review and concluded a general debate on its subsidiary bodies and mechanisms. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council heard an…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the introduction of the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on ensuring respect for international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, followed by a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Dominica, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Brunei Darussalam. Vince Henderson, Permanent Representative of Dominica to the United Nations in New York, said that of the 116 received…

The Human Rights Council during its noon meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia. Elyane Whyte Gomez, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, underlined Costa Rica’s attachment to the…

Hears Presentation by the Working Group on a Draft United Nations Declaration on the Right to Peace, Holds General Debate on Human Rights Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Qatar and Nicaragua. It also heard the presentation…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Norway, Albania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Steffen Kongstad, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the Universal Periodic Review had…