The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued the second day of its annual high-level segment, hearing from Ministers from Australia, Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hungary, Tunisia and Romania, as well as from other high-level dignitaries from Palestine, Republic of Korea,…

Hears Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights, Starts High-Level Segment The Human Rights Council this morning opened its tenth session. After hearing opening statements from the President of the Council and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Council began its…

High-Level Segment also Hears Addresses by Dignitaries from Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, Chile, Iraq, France and Norway The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its High-Level Segment, hearing statements by Ministers and other dignitaries from Gabon, Iran, Slovakia, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi…

The Human Rights Council will hold its tenth regular session from 2 to 27 March 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will start off with a high-level segment from 2 to 4 March when dozens of senior dignitaries will address the Council on their countries’ efforts to promote and…

Council Concludes Tenth Special Session The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its tenth Special Session after adopting a resolution on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights which expressed deep concern…

The Human Rights Council concluded it tenth Special Session today after adopting a resolution on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights in which it stressed that global economic and financial crises did not…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened its tenth Special Session on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Council, in opening remarks, said that this Special…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its Special Session on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights. The Council heard statements from the Independent Expert on human rights and extreme poverty, a…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 20 February on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights. The session will take place in Room XVII of the Palais des Nations and will begin at 10 a.m.…

Next Group of 16 Countries To Be Reviewed During Fourth Session of Universal Periodic Review Working Group from 2 to 13 February The fourth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 February during which the next group of 16…