Also hears presentation of the reports of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Annual Meeting of Special Procedures The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák. It also heard presentations of the report of the Forum…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Commission, said that civilians had always been the primary victims in Syria, treated as legitimate targets by…

Hears from the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning in which it heard an address by its incoming President, and the Secretary-General of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons…

The Human Rights Committee today completed its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Russia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by the Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Georgy…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the High…

The Human Rights Council today held a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, during which speakers raised allegations of human rights violations in countries and regions around the world and reiterated the Council’s responsibility to address all situations…

Yusupha A. Kah, the new Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment in Geneva, Mr. Kah served as Ambassador to France…

Elects Fabián Omar Salvioli of Argentina as Chairperson The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and thirteenth session, hearing an address by Mr. Simon Walker, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The…

The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea. Marzuki Darusman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Yanghee Lee, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. Ahmed Shaheed, Special…