Adopts resolution that requires the dispatch of a commission of inquiryAdopts resolution that requires the dispatch of a commission of inquiry The Human Rights Council concluded its seventeenth Special Session, which was convened yesterday and was devoted to “the situation of human rights in the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a Special Session concerning the “situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic”. The session was convened after the Council received a request from the delegations of the European Union and Poland, backed by 24 other Member States and signed…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic” on Monday, 22 August starting at 11:30 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This will be the second Special Session the Council has held on Syria this year, the first…

Extends Mandates of Commission of Inquiry on Libya, and of the Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights of Migrants and on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning adopted twelve texts in which it established the mandate of Independent Expert on the situation of human…

Council Names Special Procedure Mandate Holders, Adopts Text on Migrants and Asylum Seekers Fleeing from North Africa, Concludes Seventeenth Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted seven texts. The Council condemned the human rights violations occurring before, during and in the…

Adopts 29 Resolutions, Creates Mandate on Côte d'Ivoire, Adopts the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and Extends Mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Libya and Appoints New Special Procedures Mandates Holders The Human Rights Council…

Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this morning held interactive dialogues with the Independent Experts on the situation of human rights in Burundi and in Haiti. It also concluded its general debate on human rights…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today considered the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and cooperation on human rights for Kyrgyzstan, and held a general debate on agenda item 10, technical assistance and capacity building. Presenting the report…

Extends Mandates on Trafficking in Persons, Independence of Judges, Right to Education, Extrajudicial Executions and International Solidarity The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 10 texts in which it established a Working Group on human rights and transnational corporations and other…

Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on best practices in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in the context of the tenth…