Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training and recommended its adoption by the General Assembly. The Council appointed a Special Rapporteur on the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Speaking in the general debate, speakers said that the Vienna Declaration was clear in that the international community should protect and promote human…

Hears Presentation of Report by Chairman of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today listened to the presentation of a report by the Chairman of the Intergovernmental…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Committee of Independent Experts in international humanitarian and human rights law established pursuant to Council Resolution 13/9. The Committee was mandated to monitor and assess any domestic, legal or other…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue with Richard Falk, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. Mr. Falk said his report focused on several developments pertaining to…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories after the High Commissioner for Human Rights presented reports on the subject. Navi Pillay, High…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Micronesia and Mauritania. Jeem Lippwe, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United Nations in New York, said the challenges faced in addressing human rights were…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review on the United States and held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. Harold Hongju Koh, Legal Adviser of the Department of State of the United States of America, said that the Universal…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Bulgaria, Honduras and Lebanon. Dimiter Tzantchev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, said that Bulgaria had accepted without any reservations the overwhelming majority of the recommendations…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on the Marshal Islands, Croatia and Jamaica. Phillip Muller, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations, said the Government accepted the recommendations on…