Elects Rosemary Kayess as Chairperson   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon opened its twenty-fourth online session, hearing solemn declarations by seven new Committee members, electing its Chair and Bureau, and adopting its agenda and programme of…

  Council Hears Statements Marking International Women’s Day, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights Defenders   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel,…

  Les athlètes handicapés devraient bénéficier du même niveau de soutien que tous les autres athlètes, afin qu'ils puissent eux aussi exceller, a plaidé Michelle Bachelet, Haute-Commissaire aux droits de l’homme, à l’occasion du débat annuel sur les droits des personnes handicapées que tenait…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its sixty-ninth online session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Finland and Latvia. The concluding observations and recommendations will be available on the webpage…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogues with Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism   The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

  Repatriation of Islamic State-Affiliated Women and Children from Syria also Broached by Committee Experts   The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Finland on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and…

  Council Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism,…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Effects of Foreign Debt   The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his report on countering Islamophobia and anti-…

    Special Rapporteur on the Environment Draws Attention to the Worsening Water Crisis   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, and started an interactive dialogue with the Special…