The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of France, Tonga and Romania. Nicolas Niemtchinow, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva, stressed the commitment of France to the Universal Periodic Review. In…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Mali, Botswana and the Bahamas. Malick Coulibaly, Minister of Justice of Mali, said Mali accepted 112 of 125 recommendations. Mali had rejected recommendations on the abolition of the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Burundi, Luxembourg and Barbados. Clotilde Niragira, Minister of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender of Burundi, said that Burundi had rejected 39 of the 176 recommendations which it had…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today began a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention after concluding its interactive dialogue with the…

Discussion Focuses on Violence against Women and Identifying Effective Ways to Address this Issue, and Setting Priorities for the Future The Human Rights Council today held its annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights with two panel discussions, one which looked at various aspects of…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the thematic reports by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Secretary-General and on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including…

The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, presenting the updated report, said that the war in Syria was a major catastrophe and was testing the resolve…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and in Belarus. Miklos Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, said that he had reviewed a broad range of human rights…

Concludes Dialogue with Experts on Cultural Rights and Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of opinion and expression and on violence against women. It also concluded its…

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports by the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights of thematic reports by the High Commissioner and the United Nations Secretary…