The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo. In the…

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Introduces Reports by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights 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…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of the enjoyment of cultural rights and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. During the interactive dialogue, delegations…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights by holding a discussion on remedies and reparations for women who have been subjected to violence, debating challenges and identifying promising practices in providing effective, prompt, just,…

The Human Rights Council this morning continued its interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. In the discussions, speakers said that discrimination against women and girls remained…

Concludes Discussion on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice and Human Rights of Migrants The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a clustered interactive dialogue with Farida Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, and Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, the Special…

Concludes Clustered Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association and on Countering Terrorism The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Maria Magdalena…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Kamala Chandrakirana, Chairperson of the Working Group on discrimination against…

The Human Rights Council this morning continued with its clustered interactive dialogue with Frank La Rue, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression, and Christof Heyns, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions…