The Human Rights Council today held an urgent debate on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Syria. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the United Nations General Assembly, said the report on Syria published by the Commission of Inquiry provided a dire image of the situation on the…

Continues Urgent Debate on the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in Syria The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its High-level Segment, hearing statements from 17 dignitaries who spoke about the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Syria, the legacy of the Arab spring,…

Council to Hold an Urgent Debate on Situation of Human Rights in Syria on 28 February The Human Rights Council this morning opened its nineteenth session and started its high-level segment, hearing keynote statements from the President of the Council, the President of the General Assembly, the…

The Human Rights Council held today a panel discussion on human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal. In an opening statement, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said that several key United Nations documents acknowledged sport as a vehicle for peace and human development. Sport…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its high-level segment, hearing statements from 14 dignitaries who spoke about the human rights situation in Syria, the Universal Periodic Review and the Special Procedures, and national efforts to promote and protect human rights, among other…

Council Will Start with High-level Segment and Will Hold Panels on Human Rights and Sport, Freedom of Expression on the Internet, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation The Human Rights Council will hold its nineteenth regular session from 27…

The Human Rights Council this morning began a Special Session to examine the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic in light of the report of the Commission of Inquiry. The session was convened after the Council received a request from the European Union, backed by 29 other Member…

Concludes Special Session on Situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic in light of the report of the Commission of Inquiry, adopting a resolution in which…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic in which it established a mandate of a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic. The resolution came at the end of a Special Session, the…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 2 December “to examine the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic in the light of the report of the Commission of Inquiry”. The request for the Special Session was made by the European Union this morning and was signed…