Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression, Summary Executions and Trafficking in Persons HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS IN ARMED CONFLICTConcludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive debate with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, the Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, and the Special…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Independence of Lawyers and Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on a joint study on Global Practices of Secret Detention in the Context of Counter-Terrorism prepared by the Special…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in…

Concludes Interactive Debate on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights, Foreign Debt and Human Rights and the Right to Education The Human Rights Council this morning continued its urgent debate on the raid by Israeli Defense Forces on a humanitarian aid flotilla off the coast of Gaza, but…

Holds Dialogue with Experts on Independence of Lawyers and Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, Hears Presentation of Joint Study on Secret Detention The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted a resolution on the attack by Israeli forces against the humanitarian flotilla bound for…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on giving voice to the victims of human trafficking. Opening the discussion, Kyung-Wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, said despite the committed endeavors of many, persistent and growing economic disparities,…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrant workers. At the beginning of the meeting, the President of the Council, Ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen, said that in…

The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an urgent debate on the raid on a humanitarian aid convoy off the coast of Gaza by Israeli Defence Forces. Kyung Wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, on behalf of the High Commissioner, said the Office of the High Commissioner was…