Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Children’s…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its first reading of its draft General Comment on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right of everybody to liberty and security of person. The Committee discussed a new paragraph stating that security detention or…

Council Decides to Keep the Situation of Cameroon under Review by its Complaints Procedure The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level dialogue on combatting sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in…

The Human Rights Council during its noon meeting heard the presentation of the reports of the Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards to strengthen and update international instruments against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in all their…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Côte d’Ivoire, Doudou Diene, and with the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Haiti, Gustavo Gallon. Doudou Diene, the Independent Expert on the human…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. Mr. Falk, introducing his final report to the Human Rights Council as mandate holder, called attention…

Holds General Debate on Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council in its midday/afternoon meeting held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, as well as a general debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of…

The Human Rights Committee this morning discussed a progress report by the Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to Concluding Observations and a progress report by the Special Rapporteur on Follow-up to Views. The Committee’s procedure for following-up to its concluding observations issued to States…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization,…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Monaco, the Republic of Congo and Malta. The President noted that out of 81 recommendations, Monaco had accepted 51 and taken note of the rest; out of 171 recommendations made to the Republic of Congo,…