The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued its discussion and first reading on a draft General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to life. General comments adopted by the Committee are intended to help States parties fulfill their…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon decided to appoint, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It also adopted a resolution on youth and human rights. Adopted by a vote of 23 in…

The Human Rights Council this evening adopted nine texts, in which it extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice for three years. Other texts related to requesting the Advisory…

Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by the Assistant Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue…

Le dialogue porte notamment sur la peine de mort, les lynchages et le rôle des groupes d'autodéfense The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Burkina Faso on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Burundi The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein present an oral update on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, and his report on the situation of…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance. The Council started the general debate on Monday, 27 June and the summary can be read here. In the general debate, speakers noted that xenophobia and…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the International Organization for Migration.United…

The Conference on Disarmament today held its first plenary meeting under the Presidency of Poland, hearing from Kim Won-soo, Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, as well as from a number of delegations. Mr. Kim stated that the persistent paralysis of the…

Hears Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador The Human Rights Council held at its midday meeting separate interactive dialogues with Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, and with Mohammed Ayat, Independent…