Human Rights Council this afternoon held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Eritrea. Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that this year’s dialogue came at a pivotal moment for Eritrea, as, after a 20-year military stalemate…

Il élit à sa présidence l'expert du Nigéria, M. Danlami Umaru Basharu The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning opened its twenty-first session in Geneva, hearing an address by Adam Abdelmoula, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at…

Holds Minute of Silence to Honour Victims of Plane Crash in Ethiopia, who included United Nations Employees The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including…

George Papadatos, the new Permanent Observer of the European Public Law Organization to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Papadatos has been serving since 2015 as the…

The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with Javaid Rehman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. Presenting his report, Mr. Rehman said that the people of Iran faced a myriad of challenges. The re-imposition of secondary sanctions by the United States had…

The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with Tomas Ojea Quintana, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Speaking in a video message, Mr. Ojea Quintana presented his report based on information gathered during visits to…

The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on 10 March 2019 that claimed the lives of 157 people, including UN staff, delegates and others, many of whom were on their way to the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, has come as a profound shock to all of us in International Geneva. The UN…

The Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue with Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. In her presentation, Ms. Lee underlined that repeated attempts to engage with the Government of Myanmar had been fruitless. She noted that thousands of people…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Ethiopia, Myanmar, United Kingdom, Angola, Serbia, and Botswana The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its seventy-second session, during which it reviewed the reports of…

Hears Presentation of Thematic Reports and Reports on Transnational Corporations and on the 2030 Agenda, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Hears Statements on the Occasion of International Women’s Day The Human Rights Council this morning began its…