The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review and concluded the general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms. In the general debate on the Universal Periodic Review, speakers noted that the Universal Periodic Review…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Togo, Syria and Venezuela. Kokouvi Agbetomey, Minister for Justice and Relations with the Institutions of Togo, thanked the Council for providing Togo with this opportunity to present…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Iceland, Zimbabwe and Lithuania. Hogni S. Kristjansson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that human rights situation in Iceland was generally…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda, Timor-Leste and the Republic of Moldova. Christopher Onyanga Aparr, Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the recommendations Uganda…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations requiring the Council’s attention. Some speakers in the general debate noted that the health of civil society in a State, and its treatment of human rights defenders was a key metric to access the…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, Special Rapporteur on minority issues. Presenting her reports, Ms. Izsák-Ndiaye raised concern that with increasing hate speech, xenophobic rhetoric and incitement to hatred against minorities,…

Hears Presentation of Reports of the Forum on Minority Issues; Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law; Social Forum; and the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms after hearing…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level panel discussion on the situation of human rights in Syria, focusing on the issue of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, and the need for accountability for related violations and abuses. Opening statements were…

INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC GENEVA, (Issued as received)– All parties to the Syrian conflict continued perpetrating violations and abuses which resulted in civilian casualties or otherwise impacted the civilian population, according to the latest…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, recalled that the…