The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-sixth regular session from 22 February to 23 March 2021 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Council's main annual session will start off with a high-level segment from 22 to 24 February, when dignitaries representing more than…

  The Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution in which it deplored the removal of the Government elected by the people of Myanmar in the general election held on 8 November 2020, and the suspension of mandates of members of all parliaments, and called for the restoration of the…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution in which it called urgently for the immediate and unconditional release of all persons arbitrarily detained in Myanmar, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint and others, and the lifting of the state…

  « Un revers cinglant pour ce pays, après une décennie de progrès dans sa transition démocratique » : c’est ainsi que la prise de pouvoir par l'armée du Myanmar, au début de ce mois, a été analysée ce matin par la Haute-Commissaire adjointe aux droits de l’homme, Mme Nada Al-Nashif, devant…

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar” on Friday, 12 February. The special session will take place in a mainly virtual format starting 10 a.m. from the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations. The decision was taken…

  Human Rights Council Hears Oral Update by the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus   The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up…

  Durant cette session, il a tenu un débat urgent sur la situation au Bélarus   Il a en outre mis fin au mandat de l’Expert indépendant sur la situation des droits de l’homme au Soudan    Le Conseil des droits de l'homme a clos, aujourd'hui, les travaux de sa quarante-…

  Elects by Acclamation Seven Members of the Advisory Committee and Appoints Eight Special Procedure Mandate Holders   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted two resolutions renewing mandates on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the Central African Republic under…

  Texts Deal with the Human Rights of Women and Girls, the Rights of Children, the Contribution of the Human Rights Council to the Prevention of Human Rights Violations, Technical Assistance, and the Philippines   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions dealing…

  Extends Mandates on Yemen, Private Military and Security Companies, Hazardous Substances and Wastes, Burundi, Venezuela, People of African Descent and Somalia   Ends Mandate of Independent Expert on Sudan   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions in…