Hears Presentations of Thematic Reports by the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General and by the Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council today heard presentations of the report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon marked the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance by holding a panel discussion on contemporary challenges. Opening the discussion, Ibrahim Salama,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. In the debate, speakers raised many issues, including the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Ben Emmerson, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, and with Karima Bennoune, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Mr. Emmerson said that the…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Sweden on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Per Olsson Fridh, State Secretary, Ministry of Culture, reaffirmed the commitment of the…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kazakhstan on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Rashid Zhakupov, Deputy Minister of Internal…

The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on his annual report. In his presentation, High Commissioner Zeid referred to the refugee crisis and said that the European Union’s recent draft…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Torture and on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Joseph Cannataci, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, and with Heiner…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Burkina Faso on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Bibata Nebie, Director…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Namibia its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by Albert Kawana, Minister of Justice, who said that during the previous…