Council Hears Statement by its President Responding to the United States’ Decision to Withdraw its Membership from the Council, and Addresses by the President of Slovenia and the Attorney General of Afghanistan The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of reports by Ivana Radačić, Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, and by Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons. Ms. Radačić said…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Dubravka Šimonović, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and Felipe González Morales, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Ms. Šimonović said that the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the oral update of Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The High Commissioner addressed the opening of the Council’s thirty-eighth session yesterday and a summary of his statement can be found…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of reports by Agnes Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Ms. Callamard…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, and Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education. The Council heard the presentation of reports by Mr.…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of reports by Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, and by Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education. Mr. Okafor stated that since its establishment in 2005, the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Dainius Puras, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and with Alice Cruz, Special Rapporteur on the elimination of…

Hears from the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, and the Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of Qatar The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-eighth regular session…