The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Saliha Ðuderija, Assistant Minister for Human Rights and Refugees of…

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…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a public plenary, in which it heard from the President of the Conference on the draft proposed programme of work, as well as from the delegations of Brazil, Syria, Pakistan, Israel, China and New Zealand. Alexey Borodavkin, Permanent…

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…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. It also started its general debate on human rights situations requiring the Council’s attention. Yasmine Sooka, Chairperson of the Commission on Human…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Thailand on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Charnchao Chaiyanukij, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry…