The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the reports of Martin Scheinin, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism; Manfred Nowak, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Delivers Statement on Occasion of International Women's Day The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the realization of the right to food. At the beginning of the meeting, Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

Concludes Panel Discussion on Right to Food The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed reports presented by Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food; Catarina de Albuquerque, Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to safe drinking water and…

Council Holds Annual Interactive Debate on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation by Kyung-wha Kang, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, of a number of reports on genocide, arbitrary deprivation of nationality, activities of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon listened to presentations by the Working Group on arbitrary detention and the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, before holding an interactive dialogue with them. Manuela…

The Human Rights Council this morning took up its agenda item on the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General. Following a presentation by the High Commissioner, in which she highlighted the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on her first annual report to the Council. Ms. Pillay, responding to questions and issues raised, said that she had made note of all suggestions and…

President of General Assembly Says General Assembly and Human Rights Council Need to Ensure a More Synergetic Approach when Addressing Human Rights Issues The High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council this morning heard statements by 19 Ministers and other dignitaries, who raised a variety…

Council Concludes High-Level Segment The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its general segment, hearing statements from national delegations, United Nations and other international organizations and members of civil society on the promotion and protection of human rights. Many speakers…

Sixteen dignitaries from the Czech Republic, speaking on behalf of the European Union, Luxemburg, Cuba, Belgium, Indonesia, Netherlands, Botswana, Denmark, Jordan, Germany, Kazakhstan, Italy, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal, Sudan and Serbia this morning addressed the High-Level Segment of the Human…