The Human Rights Council this morning held its general debate on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. During the general debate speakers indicated that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in 1993, constituted a milestone in many respects. It…

Discontinues Consideration of Human Rights Situation in Tajikistan under Complaint Procedure, Keeps Democratic Republic of the Congo under Review The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance after hearing from the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards. Abdul Samad Minty, South Africa, presenting the report of the Chairperson of the Ad-Hoc…

Theme Focuses on Institutional Implications of Gender Integration The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of the Human Rights Council, with a focus on institutional implications of gender integration. Laura Dupuy…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories. Bacre Ndiaye, Director of the Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in introducing…

Continues General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan and Hungary. It also continued its general debate on human rights…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review and its general debate on human rights situations which require the Council’s attention. During the general debate on the Universal Periodic Review, delegations noted that…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Latvia, Sierra Leone and Singapore. Raimonds Jansons, Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Latvia had received 122 recommendations out of which 71 were accepted…

Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council, in a midday meeting today, concluded its interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Belarus, and started its…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Suriname, Greece and Samoa. Martin P. Misiedjan, Minister of Justice and Police of Suriname, said the Universal Periodic Review had prompted an in-depth analysis of the national human rights situation…