The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the human rights of migrants in detention centres. Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing the panel discussion, said the decision of the Human Rights Council to tackle this specific issue was…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations from the Independent Expert on access to safe water and sanitation, and the Special Rapporteur on toxic wastes, after which it held an interactive discussion with the two Special Procedures, as well as with the Independent Expert on…

Hears Statement by the Federal Minister for Human Rights of Pakistan The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the High Commissioner’s update on the situation of human rights around the world and held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentation of reports from the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and consequences; the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and the Independent Expert on human rights and…

Council Adopts its Agenda and Programme of Work, Starts General Debate The Human Rights Council this morning heard an update from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on salient human rights issues that remained of the utmost concern for the human rights community, and…

Special Representative if the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Presents her Annual Report The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the update presented earlier in the day by High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on developments in the human…

Hears Statements from High-level Dignitaries from Sri Lanka, the United States and Thailand The United Nations Human Rights Council this morning opened its twelfth regular session, holding a high-level segment in which it heard statements from three dignitaries from Sri Lanka, the United States…

Council Holds Informal Meeting to Determine Order of Review of States and Troikas for Upcoming Universal Periodic Review Sessions Latin American countries this afternoon challenged the legitimacy of the Honduran delegation at the Human Rights Council, saying that it did not represent the…

The Human Rights Council will hold its twelfth regular session from 14 September to 2 October 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On the morning of Monday, 14 September, the Council will hear an update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to be…

The Human Rights Council has elected the new President and officers of the Bureau of the Council for its fourth annual cycle which begins today. At an Organizational Meeting held today, the Council elected by acclamation Alex Van Meeuwen of Belgium as the new President of the Human Rights Council…