The Human Rights Council continued its High-level Segment today in meetings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., hearing statements from 25 dignitaries from Honduras, Benin, Belgium, Lesotho, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Algeria, Armenia, Zimbabwe, Republic of Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Georgia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Democratic…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty to exchange views on advances, best practices and challenges relating to the abolition of the death penalty and to the introduction of a moratorium on executions. The discussion included…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, focusing on the promotion and protection of the human rights of migrants. The discussion included key note statements by Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Navi Pillay, United…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today continued with its High-level Segment, hearing statements from 20 dignitaries who raised issues on human rights violations in a number of countries and regions and national efforts to promote and protect human rights. Speaking during the meeting…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level dialogue dedicated to promoting preventive approaches within the United Nations system. Delivering a statement on behalf of Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for…

Hears Statements from the United Nations Secretary-General, the President of Tunisia and the Vice-President of Colombia The Human Rights Council this morning opened its regular twenty-fifth session, hearing keynote statements from the President of the Council, the United Nation Secretary-General…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its High-level Segment, hearing statements from 26 dignitaries who spoke about their concerns regarding the situation in a number of countries and regions around the world and outlined some of the efforts their countries were undertaking in…

Secretary-General to Open Session; High-level Segment to Feature some 100 Dignitaries; Presentations by Commissions of Inquiry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Syria; Over 100 Reports to be Presented Covering Wide Range of Human Rights Themes and Countries The Human Rights Council…

The eighteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 27 January to 7 February during which 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed by the…

Message of the United Nations Secretary-General Warns Central African Republic is in Freefall, and this Crisis of Epic Proportions Requires Immediate Action The Human Rights Council this morning opened a special session on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic. Today’s…