The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-eighth regular session from 18 June to 6 July 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will open the session…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,” in which it heard addresses by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Micheal Lynk,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, by adopting a resolution in which it decided to dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry to…

Decides to Dispatch an Independent, International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Human Rights Violations in the Context of Large-Scale Civilian Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution in which it decided to dispatch an…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem” on Friday, 18 May. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 15 May by Palestine and the United…

Extends Mandate of the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali, Adopts Five Texts under its Agenda Item on the Situation of Human Rights in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 10 resolutions in which it extended the…

Extends Six Country Mandates including on Syria and South Sudan; Renews Mandates on the Right to Privacy, on Human Rights and the Environment, on Cultural Rights, and on People with Albinism; and Decides to Hold a High-Level Panel on the Legacy of Nelson Mandela on 27 April 2018 The Human Rights…

Asks Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures to Present a Set of Elements to be Considered in the Preparation of a Draft Declaration on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 10 resolutions, including texts requesting the…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Iran, South Sudan and Myanmar. The Council adopted resolutions to extend by a period of one year the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General. The Council started the general debate on Wednesday, 21 March after hearing…