The Human Rights Council today concluded its eighth special session on the situation of human rights in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adopted a resolution in which it condemned the acts of violence, human rights violations and abuses committed in Kivu, in particular sexual…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its special session on the situation of human rights in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council, emphasized how important it was for the Council to be able to discuss all…

The third session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group will be held in Geneva from 1 to 15 December during which 16 States will have their human rights records examined under this new mechanism. The third group of States to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the situation of human rights in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, 28 November, in room XVII of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Special Session was called by France on behalf of Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina…

Council Appoints Four Special Procedure Mandate Holders, Extends Mandates of Five Special Procedures The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 16 resolutions, two decisions and one presidential statement on a number of issues, including on missing persons, human rights and international…

Council Concludes Ninth Regular Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted five texts before concluding its ninth regular session. The texts included extending the mandates of the Special Procedures on Sudan and Burundi. In a resolution adopted by consensus on the situation of…

Adopts 24 Texts, Appoints Four New Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Extends Mandates of Seven Special Procedures The Human Rights Council closed its ninth regular session this afternoon, adopting 24 texts on a wide range of issues, appointing four new Special Procedure mandate holders and…

President Makes Statement on Results of Complaint Procedure The Human Rights Council this morning continued its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, and on follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.…

Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Situation in Liberia, Somalia and Burundi, Concludes General Debates on Racism, Technical Assistance The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi and held an interactive…

Council Discusses Manifestations of Defamation of Religions, Concludes General Debate on Follow-Up to Vienna Declaration and Programme of Work The new Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Githu Muigai made his first address…