Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Anand Grover, and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh. Mr…

Concludes clustered interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Right to Health and Right to Education The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial…

Council Hears from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland and Minister of Education and Culture of Uruguay The Human Rights Council this morning opened its twentieth regular session, hearing an address by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in which she updated the Council on…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with the general debate on the annual report of the High Commissioner and reports of her Office and the Secretary-General. During the general debate, delegations commended the High Commissioner on her appointment for a second term. Speakers also…

Council to Hear Report from Commission of Inquiry on Syria and Presentations from 18 Independent Human Rights Experts The Human Rights Council will hold its twentieth regular session from 18 June to 6 July 2012 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A highlight of the session will be a…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a Special Session to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent killings in El Houleh. The session was convened after the Council received a request from Qatar, Turkey, United States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Denmark and the…

Concludes Special Session after Condemning in the Strongest Possible Terms the Outrageous Use of Force against Civilians in Syria The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent killings in El Houleh after…

Requests Commission of Inquiry to Urgently Conduct a Special Inquiry into the Events in El Houleh and Condemns in the Harshest Terms the Killings The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded a Special Session to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 1 June on the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent killings in El-Houleh. This will be the Council’s nineteenth Special Session and its fourth Special Session on Syria. The request for the Special Session was…