The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate under its agenda item 10 on technical cooperation and capacity building. In the general debate, delegations reiterated the importance of technical assistance and capacity building in the promotion and protection of human rights, as it…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic. The Independent Expert spoke about her June visit to Bangui and Bangassou as well as her April visit to…

Hears Presentation of Oral Updates on Burundi under Agenda Item 2 and on Georgia under Agenda Item 10 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on the human rights situation of the Rohingya…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on enhancing human rights technical cooperation and capacity-building to contribute to the effective and inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an enhanced interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the report of the High Commissioner on the findings of the team of international experts on the situation in the Kasai regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Kate Gilmore, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, on an oral update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. Presenting the High Commissioner’s oral update, Ms.…

Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, after he presented his report on the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, who presented two thematic reports to the Council. The annual thematic report, she said, focused on the issue of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance. During the debate, speakers expressed concern about rising intolerance, extremism and hate crimes, targeting mostly migrants and refugees, as well as…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. During the debate, speakers underlined that the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action was an…