Calls on Sri Lanka to Conduct Investigation into Alleged Violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Extends Mandates on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism and Right to Food The Human Rights Council this morning adopted two decisions and nine resolutions. It called upon Sri Lanka to conduct…

Creates Mandate of Independent Expert on Mali, Extends Mandates on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Myanmar The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 11 resolutions. It established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the systematic, widespread and grave violations of human…

Discusses Reports on Guatemala, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Iran, Afghanistan, Guinea and Libya The Human Rights Council this morning heard the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights present reports by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Bolivia,…

Concludes General Debate on Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance and concluded its general debate on follow-up to…

Focuses on Promoting Technical Cooperation for the Strengthening of the Judiciary System and Administration of Justice to Ensure Human Rights The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held its annual thematic discussion on technical cooperation under the theme of promoting technical…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with Doudou Diene, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, and Michel Forst, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti. Mr. Diene said that the three fundamental…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, and started a general debate on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Presenting her report on the human rights situation in…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Peru and Sri Lanka. Luis Enrique Chávez Basagoitia, Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the Universal Periodic Review had allowed Peru to carry out a review…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. Remigiusz A. Henczel, President of the Human Rights Council, said that the Council had asked Israel to resume its cooperation with the Council. Underlining the necessity to maintain the universal…