Discusses Human Rights Abuses Committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Associated Groups The Human Rights Council today opened its twenty-second Special Session on the human rights situation in Iraq in light of abuses committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (…

Requests the Mission to Investigate Alleged Violations and Abuses Committed by ISIL and Associated Terrorist Groups The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the human rights situation in Iraq in the light of abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq…

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-second Special Session on Monday, 1 September, entitled “the human rights situation in Iraq in light of abuses committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups.” The President of the Human Rights Council received a letter on…

Geneva, 25 August 2014 -- The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon), today announced the appointment of Mary McGowan Davis as an additional member of the Commission of Inquiry charged with investigating human rights violations in the Occupied…

Geneva, 12 August 2014 -- Further to resolution S-21/1 of the Human Rights Council adopted on 23 July 2014, the President of the Human Rights Council, Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon), was requested to appoint a “commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and…

The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon), announced today the appointment of Amal Alamuddin, Doudou Diène and William Schabas to serve as members of the independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international…

Establishes Independent, International Commission of Inquiry for the Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council today established an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The Special Session was called for by 22 Member States of the Council and 16 Observer States, said Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella, the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, after adopting a resolution in which it decided to establish an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all…

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first Special Session on Wednesday, 23 July on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The President of the Human Rights Council received a letter on Friday, 18 July signed by the Permanent…