Hears Presentation from the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, including…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened its general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories after hearing High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay present the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the report of the High…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its general debate on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action after concluding its general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories. In the general debate on the implementation of…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review on Lithuania, Uganda and Timor-Leste. Arturas Gailiunas, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Lithuania received a…

Council Concludes First Four-Year Universal Periodic Review Cycle The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting today adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review on the Republic of Moldova, Haiti and Antigua and Barbuda. With these adoptions, the Council has concluded its first four-…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review, in which speakers agreed that the focus now was on the implementation of the accepted commitments and in making the process less burdensome through reducing the number of recommendations and by ensuring…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, and Thailand. Mgwagwa Gamedze, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Swaziland, said that about 90 per cent of overall recommendations had received favourable…

The Human Rights Council at its midday meeting today adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Ireland, Togo and Syria. Gerard Corr, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that of the 127 recommendations made by Member States, Ireland had…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Venezuela, Iceland and Zimbabwe. Temir Porras Poneleon, Vice-Minister of the People’s Ministry of External Relations of Venezuela, said the Government of Venezuela was committed to guaranteeing…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the attention of the Council after hearing from a series of non-governmental organizations that condemned violations of human rights in States all over the world. Speaking in the general…