Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Violence against Children, and on Children and Armed Conflict The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights of thematic reports by the High Commissioner and the United Nations Secretary-General,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Inter-Parliamentary…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, hearing from the National Commission of Human Rights of Mexico and 75 non-governmental…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the United States on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Mary McLeod, Principal Deputy Legal Advisor, United…

Opens Annual Full-day Meeting on the Rights of the Child The Human Rights Council this morning opened its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child dedicated to the international norms and standards on access to justice for children and child-sensitive justice. It held a panel discussion…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Latvia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Viktors Makarovs, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Latvia and…

During its noon session, the Human Rights Council continued its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, Ms. Marta Santo Pais, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, Ms.…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on empowering children to claim their rights, as part of its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office and other…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Sierra Leone on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Yvette Stevens, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on freedom of religion or belief, and on human rights and counter-terrorism, including the latter’s report on the use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, in extraterritorial lethal counter-…