The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related forms of intolerance and on the follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. The Council also held a general debate on technical assistance and…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon elected 18 experts to make up its new Advisory Committee. The Council also approved candidates for its Special Procedures on the right to adequate housing, the right to food, human rights of indigenous people, sale of children, effects of economic reform…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Olivier Belle, Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women, said that the Committee on the Status of Women had the opportunity to review…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which it began this morning. During the general debate, delegations raised a number of issues pertaining to, among other things, the…

Holds Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert on Somalia The Human Rights Council this morning reviewed the mandates of the Independent Experts on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Somalia. The Council also listened to the Independent Expert on…

The Human Rights Council this morning held interactive dialogues with the Chairman-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,…

Ad Hoc Committee on Elaboration of Complementary Standards Presents Report The Human Rights Council today heard the presentation of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards; reviewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,…

Hears Address by Board of Trustees of Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia and the Independent Expert for…

Concludes General Debate with Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide The Human Rights Council this morning reviewed the mandates of the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances, the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, the…

The Human Rights Council this morning heard statements made by the Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on the prevention of genocide and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan. In his address to the Council, Francis Deng, the Special Advisor of the Secretary-General…