Extends Mandates on Belarus, Eritrea and Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this morning adopted eight texts in which it created a Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and established a commission of inquiry on Eritrea. The Council…

Appoints Six Special Procedure Mandate Holders, Adopts the Report of the Session Ad Referendum The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted six resolutions, including the creation of a mandate on Côte d’Ivoire, appointed six Special Procedure mandate holders and adopted the report of the…

The Human Rights Council this evening bid farewell to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, whose six-year term will end in eight weeks, and concluded its twenty-sixth regular session. Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, read out…

Creates Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea, Establishes Special Rapporteur on Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-sixth regular session this evening after adopting 34 texts on a wide range of issues as well as its report for the session. The Council…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia. Ney Samol, Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Cambodia had received 205 recommendations, of which it had accepted 163, noted 38 and rejected…

Adopts Ten Texts, including on Protection of Family, Violence against Women and Civilian Acquisition of Firearms The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 10 resolutions in which it extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual thematic discussion on technical cooperation, focusing on technical cooperation and capacity-building in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities through legal and institutional frameworks, including public-private partnerships. Flavia…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, and then heard the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights present reports on technical assistance and capacity-building efforts of the Office of the…

Hears Address by High-level Dignitary from Mauritania and Concludes General Debate on 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, followed by a general debate on the Vienna…

Hears Address by Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the attention of the Council, and heard an address by Luis Campos Ferreira, Secretary of State for Foreign…