The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Canada, Cuba and the Russian Federation. Rosemary McCarney, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Canada viewed the Universal Periodic Review as an important tool…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Cameroon, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan. Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, informed that out of 196 recommendations, Cameroon had accepted 135 and rejected 38. The accepted ones…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Turkmenistan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, and Germany. Ahmetyar Kulov, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to United Nations Office at Geneva, said that most of the 191 recommendations…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Azerbaijan, Tuvalu, Colombia, and Djibouti. Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, said that of the 259 received recommendations, Azerbaijan had accepted 179 and would set…

The Human Rights Council during a midday meeting held separate interactive dialogues with Katharina Pabel, Chairperson of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, and with Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, who presented the Secretary-General’s report on cooperation…

Hears Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Council heard…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples, focusing on the participation and inclusion of indigenous peoples in the development and implementation of strategies and projects in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar after hearing an oral update by the Mission’s Chair Marzuki Darusman. Mr. Darusman reminded that the attacks launched on August 2017 against the Rohingya people in…

The Human Rights Council today held a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. In the general debate, speakers reiterated serious concern about the rising intolerance against migrants and minorities, fed by racism and populism that were practiced by mainstream…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. Yasmin Sooka, Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, said that the Commission during its mission to South Sudan had heard testimonies of wanton killings…