Extends Mandates of the Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food and on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 12 resolutions in which it, among other actions, decided to extend the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and of the Special…

Concludes General Debate on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner and Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building, after hearing the presentation of…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held a high-level interactive dialogue on the evolution of the human rights situation in the Central African Republic. Nazhat Shameem Khan, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council, said the high-level interactive dialogue would assess the evolution of…

AFTERNOONHears Presentation of Country Reports on Colombia, Cyprus, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran and on the Human Rights Situation of Rohingya and other Minorities in Myanmar, as well as Oral Updates on Venezuela and YemenGENEVA (20 March 2019) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka. It also concluded an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. Michelle Bachelet,…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based on the report of the High Commissioner on the developments of the human rights situation in the Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, and heard an update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. Presenting his report, Mr. Tine underscored that the disarmament, demobilization…

Concludes General Debate on the Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, after hearing the presentation of reports…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held a general debate on the situation of human rights in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. Presenting four reports concerning the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and other occupied Arab territories, Andrew…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the discussion, speakers said that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action made clear that human rights were universal and indivisible.…