UPR Working Group to Review Human Rights Records of 14 States The thirteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 21 May to 4 June during which the next group of 14 States will have their human rights records examined…

Also Adopts Texts on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Human Rights and Good Governance, the Social Forum, and the Forum on Minority Issues The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions in which it extended for one year the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of…

Appoints Six Special Procedures, Establishes Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund, and Concludes Nineteenth Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its nineteenth session after adopting 16 texts concerning, among others, technical assistance to the Democratic Republic of…

Appoints Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment; Extends Mandates on Syria, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Haiti, Decides to Dispatch a Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements The Human Rights Council concluded its nineteenth regular session this…

Adopts Texts on Composition of the Staff of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and on the Realisation in All Countries of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven texts on Sri Lanka, the composition of the staff of the Office of…

Decides to Appoint an Independent Expert on Human Rights and the Environment; Decides to Send a Fact-Finding Mission to Investigate Israeli Settlements; Extends Mandates on Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 11 resolutions in which it…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire and then started its general debate on country reports presented by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary-…

Discussion Focuses on Paving the Way towards the Second Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today held its annual thematic discussion on sharing of best practices and promoting technical cooperation: paving the way towards the second cycle of…

Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, Concludes General Debate on Country Reports The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a decision presented by the President in which it endorsed the report of the Task Force on secretariat services, accessibility for…

The Human Rights Council at its midday meeting today held a panel discussion on giving a voice to people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. In an opening statement, Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said 31 years after the discovery of HIV/AIDS, significant gains had…