Announces Results of Closed 1503 Procedure, Hears Address by Foreign Minister of Côte d’Ivoire The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the modalities of its Universal Periodic Review mechanism. It also heard an address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, and announced…

The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the reports of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, and of the Independent Expert on technical cooperation and advisory services in Liberia. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the follow-up of decisions and resolutions taken at its first session and the first and second special sessions and heard a follow-up report by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since…

Council Also Hears Reports by Experts; Concludes Discussion on Report of Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning discussed a series of reports presented to it by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and experts on…

Hears presentation of reports on gender issues and status of women The Human Rights Council this afternoon, in the context of its continuing discussion of reports submitted by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, heard the presentation of reports by the Special Adviser of the…

Also Discusses Report of Independent Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty; Concludes Debate on Situation of Human Rights in Haiti The Human Rights Council this morning discussed reports on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Burundi, Democratic…

Hears Report from Chairperson of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the reports of its Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Sudan and in Belarus, and then took up the report of the Sub-…

Concludes Discussion on Right to Housing, Education, Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, and Counter-Terrorism Measures The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the reports of the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Somalia, Ghanim Alnajjar, and of the Personal…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed country-specific reports on the situation of human rights in Cuba, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Cambodia, and Haiti. John Dugard, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, said…

Also Hears Questions and Comments on Sale of Children The Human Rights Council today heard the presentation of reports on the effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights; the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and…