Adopts Eleven Resolutions and Four Decisions, Including on Follow-up to Missions to Darfur and Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its fourth regular session, having considered a large number of reports from its Special Procedures, on the high-level…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, Right to Health and Human Rights Defenders The Human Rights Council this morning held a “related debate” on reports presented and issues raised throughout the week, hearing from a score of delegations expressing their…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the death penalty, institution building and other issues. Under its segment on “other issues including initiatives/decisions/resolutions”, a number of speakers raised the issue of the death penalty. Some aligned themselves with statements calling…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue on the reports of Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions; Peter Kasanda, Chairperson/Rapporteur of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; and Doudou…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of the reports of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded the interactive dialogue on the reports by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or…

The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting discussed the reports of its Special Procedures on the freedom of religion or belief, the freedom of opinion and expression, and on arbitrary detention. Asma Jahangir, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, said many of the…

Considers Extrajudicial Executions, People of African Descent and Racism, Concludes Debate on Freedom of Religion, Opinion and Arbitrary Detention The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution in which it called for the implementation of its resolutions and the dispatch of two…

Hears Presentation of Reports by Special Rapporteurs on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism and on Torture The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a special event on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which will be opened for signature…

Concludes Debate on Reports on Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territories and High-Level Mission to Beit Hanoun The Human Rights Council this morning heard presentation of reports by Vitit Muntarbhorn, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic…