The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued to discuss its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item and held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in…

Hears Presentation of Report of the High Commissioner on Findings of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen, and Oral Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Libya The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in Yemen, after hearing the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Ukraine and an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presenting the High Commissioner’s oral update on Ukraine, Kate Gilmore,…

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 an interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. It also concluded its general debate on the follow-…

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Oral Update on the Implementation of the Programme of Activities within the Framework of the International Decade for People of African Descent The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on racism, racial…

Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories, and Begins General Debate on the Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. During the debate, speakers noted that the Universal Periodic Review was a peer review process that encouraged an open and constructive exchange, and contributed to an enabling environment for…

The Human Right Council this afternoon held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms, with a focus on gender integration and human rights investigations: strengthening a victim-centred approach. In…

Hears Presentation of a Report by the Inter-Governmental Working Group on a Declaration on the Rights of Peasants The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting heard the presentation of a report by the Intergovernmental Working Group on a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. In the general debate, speakers noted that the Universal Periodic Review was a bridge for sharing experiences and cooperation. It was a truly cooperative mechanism with potential to make long-term…