Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Racism, Starts General Debate on Racism and Follow-Up to Durban Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this afternoon listened to presentations by the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Liberia and…

Concludes Discussion on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories and on the Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general debate on the follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action after…

Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the report of its High-Level Fact-Finding Mission to Beit Hanoun, as a follow-up to its Special Session on the issue. After concluding the discussion…

The Human Rights Council today continued its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council's attention, hearing from 33 non governmental organizations which alleged human rights violations in China, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, India, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri…

Hears Presentations by Chairpersons of the Advisory Committee and the Social Forum The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, under which it hear presentations by the Chairpersons of the Advisory Committee and the Social Forum. It also…

Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this morning heard the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan present her…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights situations that require its attention after concluding its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the…

Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural, Including the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this afternoon reviewed the mandates of the Working Group on People of African Descent and the Special…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on gender mainstreaming in the work of the Council. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said this annual discussion was an opportunity to examine the progress made in ensuring that a gender perspective was…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Sale of Children and Child Prostitution, and International Solidarity The Human Rights Council this afternoon reviewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and…