The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held separate interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Sri Lanka under its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building. Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for…

Starts General Debate on the Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, presenting country reports by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and by…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on its agenda item on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. During the discussion, speakers…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, and with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Gustavo Gallon, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, after hearing the presentation of his report. The Council also held an interactive dialogue with Kate Gilmore, Deputy High…

Holds Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, Followed by a General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with…

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. In the general debate, delegates reaffirmed that the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance after hearing the presentation of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on combatting intolerance, negative stereotyping…

The Human Rights Council this morning commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with a debate on racial profiling and incitement to hatred, including in the context of migration. Peggy Hicks, Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures…

The Human Rights Council at its midday meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Haiti and South Sudan. Pierre André Dunbar, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations Office at Geneva, explained that the implementation of international treaties…