The Human Rights Council, at its midday meeting today, held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed. Mr. Shaheed, introducing his report, regretted that he had still not been allowed to visit Iran. While the report presented a…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tomas Ojea Quintana, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. Mr. Quintana said this was the last time that he would address the Human Rights Council after six years on this mandate. On the ongoing…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Violence against Children, and on Children and Armed Conflict The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights of thematic reports by the High Commissioner and the United Nations Secretary-General,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, hearing from the National Commission of Human Rights of Mexico and 75 non-governmental…

Opens Annual Full-day Meeting on the Rights of the Child The Human Rights Council this morning opened its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child dedicated to the international norms and standards on access to justice for children and child-sensitive justice. It held a panel discussion…

During its noon session, the Human Rights Council continued its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, Ms. Marta Santo Pais, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, Ms.…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on empowering children to claim their rights, as part of its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office and other…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of religion or belief, and on human rights and counter-terrorism, including the latter’s report on the use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, in extraterritorial lethal counter-…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue on the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur on cultural rights. Maalla M’jid, Special Rapporteur on the sale of children,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence and against children, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict. Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative…