Council Decides to Discontinue Consideration of Situation of Human Rights in Turkmenistan Under its Complaints Procedure The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention in which it heard from a series of non-…

Focuses on Follow-Up to Special Session on Recent Israeli Aggression in Gaza Strip The Human Rights Council this afternoon took up the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, hearing presentations of reports and holding an interactive dialogue on follow-up to the…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Israel, Cape Verde, Colombia and Uzbekistan. Following the debate yesterday on the adoption of the outcome of Universal Periodic Review process of Israel, speakers noted that…

Council Adopts Outcome of Universal Periodic Review Process of Tuvalu The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review mechanism and adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process of Tuvalu. During the general debate on the Universal…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process on the report on the United Arab Emirates, and began its consideration of Universal Periodic Review process on the report on Israel. At the beginning of the meeting, Martin I. Uhumoibi, the President…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Liechtenstein, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Burkina Faso. Norbert Frick, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Liechtenstein had a…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Botswana, the Bahamas, and Burundi. Augustine Makgonatsotlhe, Secretary for Defence, Justice and Security in the Office of the President of Botswana, presenting additional…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Luxembourg, Barbados and Montenegro. Jean Feyder, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Luxembourg was committed to include…

Hears Presentation of Reports from the Advisory Committee, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the Forum of Minority Issues The Human Rights Council this afternoon took up its agenda item on human rights situations that require the attention of the Council, hearing from…

Libya’s Deputy Minister of Justice Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this morning discussed a report by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, and the situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as follow-up to the Council’s Special…