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…

Hears Presentation of Reports on Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti and Yemen The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building, after hearing the presentation of reports on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Cambodia,…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded this afternoon the review of the sixth periodic reports of Spain on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Cristóbal González-Aller Jurado, Permanent Representative…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 16 resolutions, including on the extension of the mandates on the right to privacy, albinism, the environment, and cultural rights. The Council adopted resolutions to extend by a period of three years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the…

The Human Rights Committee today completed the review of the third periodic report of Lebanon during which it examined measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The review of Lebanon, which had started on 15 March, could not be completed…

Hears Presentation of Reports on Burundi, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Cyprus and Iran The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a general debate on the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner…

Hears Address by New Zealand’s Justice Minister The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, held in the context of its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building. The Council heard…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Andrew Gilmour, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, on the human rights situation in Libya under its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item. Mr. Gilmour regretted that the situation in…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Suliman Baldo, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, under its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item. Mr. Baldo said that during his most recent visit to Mali, he had noticed…