Human Rights Council Also Hears Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, Concludes General Debate on Update on Report of High Commissione The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations by the Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights and the…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Addresses the Meeting The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fourteenth regular session, hearing a statement from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, who updated the Council on the work of the Office of the High Commissioner…

The Human Rights Council will hold its fourteenth regular session from 31 May to 18 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On the morning of Monday, 31 May, the Council will hear an update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to be followed by a general debate. Under this…

Fifteen Countries Will Get Their Human Rights Records Examined – Review on Haiti Postponed Fifteen States will have their human rights records examined during the eighth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group to be held in Geneva from 3 to 14 May. These…

Also Adopts Texts on the Fight against Torture, Sexual Violence against Children, and Protection of Journalists in Situations of Armed Conflict, Among Others The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven texts, which included extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation…

Council Concludes Thirteenth Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirteenth session after adopting three resolutions on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and on a…

Adopts 28 Resolutions, Creates Expert Committee on Goldstone Report and Extends Mandates of Special Procedures on Right to Food, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Myanmar The Human Rights Council closed its thirteenth regular session this afternoon, adopting 28 texts on a wide range…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted two resolutions on the meetings in 2010 of two of its subsidiary bodies, the Social Forum and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards. Under its agenda item on human rights bodies and mechanisms, with regard to the Social…

Adopts Texts on Defamation of Religions, Adequate Housing, Persons with Disabilities, Minorities, Human Rights Defenders and Human Rights Education and Training The Human Rights Council this morning adopted eight resolutions, including one in which it established a committee of experts in the…

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports on Technical Assistance to Guatemala, Bolivia, Cyprus, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia and Nepal The Human Rights Council today took up its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building,…