The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Cambodia, Norway and Albania. Sun Suon, Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Cambodia had accepted all recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review,…

Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development The Independent Expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall, this morning presented her reports to the Human Rights Council…

Council Holds General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations of the reports of its subsidiary bodies: the Advisory Committee, the Forum on Minority Issues and the Social Forum, and then held a general debate on human rights bodies…

Hears from a Series of Non-Governmental Organizations Raising Various Issues Concerning Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social…

The Human Rights Council during a midday meeting undertook a review of human rights situations that required its attention, hearing presentations of reports by Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and in Myanmar. Vitit Muntarbhorn,…

Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Report on Human Rights Violations in Honduras Since the Coup d’état The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of a report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on violations of human rights in Honduras…

Chairperson of Working Group on Optional Protocol to Convention on Rights of Child Presents Report, Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Violence against Children The Human Rights Council this morning heard the Chairperson of the Working Group on the Optional Protocol to the Convention of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. In the debate, speakers said the international community should, on the basis of…

President of Timor-Leste Addresses the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council this morning heard the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief present their reports, and then held an interactive dialogue with them. It also…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights Defenders and on the Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children after concluding…