Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Germany and the Netherlands The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its sixth session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Germany and the Netherlands. It also…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nepal, Sierra Leone and the United States The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundredth and tenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Extends Mandates on Racism and on Mali, Adopts Five Texts on Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories, Appoints Member of Advisory Committee The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 12 resolutions and two Presidential Statements, appointed a member of Human Rights Council Advisory…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building, including on reports on Afghanistan, Libya, Guinea, Somalia and the Central African Republic. The Council also adopted its Universal Periodic Review outcome of Israel.…

Requests High Commissioner to Undertake a Comprehensive Investigation into Alleged Serious Human Rights Violations in Sri Lanka The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted a resolution in which it requested the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to undertake a…

Adopts 16 Texts, Including on International Cooperation, Justice for Children, Countering Terrorism, and Privacy in the Digital Age The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 16 texts in which it extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and…

Adopts a Schedule of Activities for substantive discussions on agenda items The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia. It also adopted a Schedule of Activities for substantive informal open-ended discussions on items…

The Human Rights Council today discussed reports on Mali, the Central African Republic and Sri Lanka. It held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Mali and the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic.…

The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions gave a press conference this afternoon at the end of the twenty-seventh round of the Discussions. LUIS FELIPE FERNANDEZ DE LA PEÑA, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service of the European Union, said…

Hears the Introduction of Reports on Afghanistan, Libya, Guinea, Somalia and the Central African Republic The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights present reports by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Guatemala,…