The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual debate on the rights of persons with disabilities with regard to the standards set in article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on equality and non-discrimination, and the policies and practices developed under its…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights Defenders and on Torture The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, and the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Catalina Devandas Aguilar, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, and Ikponwosa Ero, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism.…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on climate change and the rights of the child, highlighting the wide-ranging effects of climate change and its disproportionately adverse impact on children’s health, education and development. Amr Ramadan, Vice-President…

The Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Michel Forst, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, and with Nils Melzer, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Mr. Forst, the…

Aleppo aerial campaign deliberately targeted hospitals and humanitarian convoy amounting to war crimes, while armed groups’ indiscriminate shelling terrorised civilians – UN Commission GENEVA, 1 March 2017 – The brutal tactics used by the parties to the conflict in Syria as they engaged in the…

Council Holds its General Segment The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment after hearing statements from 19 States and four organizations, and then heard statements from States and civil society organizations in its general segment. Srdjan Darmanović, Minister for…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting heard the presentation of reports by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its biennial high-level panel discussion on the death penalty, focusing on human rights violations related to the use of the death penalty, in particular with respect to the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading…